Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, left, a KC-130J crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, and Sgt. Christopher Weins, a load master with VMGR-352, prepare for a battlefield illumination mission by setting timers on flares aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, July 18, 2014. Battlefield illumination missions are implemented to light up areas in support of nighttime coalition operations within Regional Command (Southwest). ( Marine Corps Photo by: Sgt. Frances Johnson/Released) VMGR-352 lights up night sky for battlefield illumination mission 140718-M-JD595-8762

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