18 photos of troops lighting up the night

Logan Nye
Apr 29, 2020 3:43 PM PDT
1 minute read
18 photos of troops lighting up the night

SUMMARY

The U.S. military and its allies create some of the best light shows on the planet, filling the night sky with everything from tracer rounds to bursts of artillery fire to missile engines. Here are 18 of our favorite nighttime light shows from…

The U.S. military and its allies create some of the best light shows on the planet, filling the night sky with everything from tracer rounds to bursts of artillery fire to missile engines.

Here are 18 of our favorite nighttime light shows from American troops and their buds in battle:


(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark El-Rayes)
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel)
(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William McCann)
(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Barker)
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan)
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Timothy Jackson)
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trey Fowler)
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo)
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gregory T. Summers)
(U.S. Coast Guardphoto by Petty Officer 1st Class Phillip Null)
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew S. Masaschi)
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Raymond Schaeffer)
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Zendejas IV)
(U.S. Army photo by Timothy Hale)
(U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Schoenberger)
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Zendejas IV)
(U.S. Army Central Command)
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)

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