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    Pilots evade Smokey SAMs [Image 1 of 3]

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    A missile or rocket has been launched from a coastal grassland area, leaving a visible smoke trail as it ascends into a clear blue sky. The launch site shows active fire and a large plume of white-gray smoke billowing from the ignition point. The setting appears to be a coastal island or peninsula with blue water and green hills visible in the background.

    IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    08.27.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Natalie Rostran 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through the air Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natalie M. Rostran/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.27.2013
    Date Posted: 08.30.2013 02:04
    Photo ID: 1006405
    VIRIN: 130827-M-ZH183-407
    Resolution: 3861x2574
    Size: 11.8 MB
    Location: IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP
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    A missile or rocket has been launched from a coastal grassland area, leaving a visible smoke trail as it ascends into a clear blue sky. The launch site shows active fire and a large plume of white-gray smoke billowing from the ignition point. The setting appears to be a coastal island or peninsula with blue water and green hills visible in the background.
    A military service member in camouflage utilities and olive drab t-shirt is kneeling in dry grass near a coastline, working with what appears to be a small rocket or missile mounted on a ground launcher stand. The setting appears to be a coastal bluff or hillside with blue ocean and a distant island visible in the background. The image is professionally composed with high clarity and natural lighting.
    A large military transport aircraft is captured in flight against a clear blue sky, dispensing multiple flares from its underside. The flares trail bright orange-red flames and white smoke streaks behind the aircraft. This appears to be a countermeasure demonstration or training exercise.

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