# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHWO6P_KoMM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27842043-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7f9c4b9b6f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-18T16:28:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

Hey, look—a distraction! ✨ 
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An F-15E Strike Eagle performs a flare check over the uscentcom area of responsibility. Flares protect aircraft by deceiving infrared threats, such as heat-seeking missiles, into locking onto their heat signatures rather than the aircraft's engine.
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📸 by Senior Airman Zachary Willis
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#AirSuperiority #deterrence #aviation #avgeek #F15E #StrikeEagle #fighter #jet #airpower #flare

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 27,211
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- **Comments:** 123

## Tags

jet, airpower, f15e, aviation, avgeek, airsuperiority, flare, fighter, deterrence, strikeeagle

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