Flare

The Flare is a piece of equipment seen throughout many Call of Duty games, usually in darker parts of maps. They make a major appearance in Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Campaign
In campaign, the flares are briefly seen in the level "Struck Down", where Keegan picks one up when they are looking for Ajax. Hesh is later on seen carrying one after Ajax dies.

Extinction
The flare throwable equipment that appears in Extinction. It will attract the Cryptids (except Rhinos), causing them to gather around it, become distracted and not attack the players or the Laser Drill (most of the time). They also try to touch it and also growl at it but no sound will be made. The flare lasts 20 seconds. Friendly cryptids are affected by the flare. The flare is most useful for accuracy challenges, as the Cryptids will be relatively still and easy to shoot.