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Tech. Sgt. Jerry Hairr removes expired C-17 flares from a MJU-34/A flare magazine on Charleston AFB Oct. 6. The flares? shelf life is 12 months, sothey are removed annually and shipped to Crane Army Ammunitions Center in Indiana for disposal. Sergeant Hairr is a munitions systems craftsman assigned to 437th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

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Tech. Sgt. Jerry Hairr removes expired C-17 flares from a MJU-34/A flare magazine on Charleston AFB Oct. 6. The flares? shelf life is 12 months, sothey are removed annually and shipped to Crane Army Ammunitions Center in Indiana for disposal. Sergeant Hairr is a munitions systems craftsman assigned to 437th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)