AIRMAN First Class Scott McCormrick, USAF, 437th Maintenance Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, places a voltage tester into an empty flare bay, checking for stray voltage, prior to replacing the flares. The flares serve as countermeasures to protect the C-17 Globemaster III. Many Air Force personnel are deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily