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A 30mm cannon onboard the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship aircraft, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Group, Detachment 2, dispenses spent shells and shell spacers during a live fire training exercise over Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 19, 2021. Life fire training exercises help aircrew gain familiarity and comfort with the weapons systems on board the AC-130J, ensuring the lethality in combat operations downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Storer)