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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 11, 2016) – Yeoman 3rd Class Brande McClane studies to earn her Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist pin in the mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)

A Peshmerga soldier loads ammunition into his magazine in preparation for squad-based training near Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve coalition partners plan to provide millions of rounds of ammunition, as well as small arms, machine guns, mortars, radios, vehicles, and other equipment over the next several months to Iraqi Security Forces. Some of this equipment has been purchased using the Iraq Train and Equip Fund. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tristan Bolden/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 11, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class James Frary shows Airman Recruit Whitney Gaines the geography of 5th and 6th Fleet area of operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)

161015-N-FP878-015MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 15, 2016) French Aircraft Carrier Charles De Gaulle conducts a replenishment at sea with the French replenishment ship Marne while USS Ross (DDG 71) conducts man overboard watch Oct. 15, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15C Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles, and Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SAs fly over Saudi Arabia while participating in a large formation exercise, Sept. 10, 2020. AFCENT continues to build and strengthen regional partners by training alongside one another, integrating capabilities and increasing interoperability to project agile combat employment from established and austere locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Vinesh Kaligota, left, and Kaira Sharath Chanbra, Exchange workers, disassemble the store at Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, March 13, 2020. The Exchange shut down in preparation for the airfield to transfer to Iraqi Security Forces. The Coalition is adjusting its positioning in Iraq as part of long-planned adjustments to the force, due to Iraqi Security Forces' success in the campaign against Daesh. The Coalition’s military movements are conducted in coordination with the Government of Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Janael Sanchez)

Vinesh Kaligota, left, and Kaira Sharath Chanbra, Exchange workers, disassemble the store at Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, March 13, 2020. The Exchange shut down in preparation for the airfield to transfer to Iraqi Security Forces. The Coalition is adjusting its positioning in Iraq as part of long-planned adjustments to the force, due to Iraqi Security Forces' success in the campaign against Daesh. The Coalition’s military movements are conducted in coordination with the Government of Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Janael Sanchez)

Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing wave as an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilot assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

An Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunites with his family during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 22, 2016) – Sailors stow a shot line following no-load testing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)

Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunite with friends and family during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 squadron members arrived from a six-month deployment in Southwest Asia where they provided close air support and dynamic targeting operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2016) – Seaman Dakota Osborne decorates a stanchion in the commanding officer's passageway of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II being air to air refueled by a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Sgt. Shane Gidall/Released)

Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with a Sailor in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 15th, 2016. Dunford is visiting Afghanistan to assess the progress of Operation Resolute Support, as well as visit Afghan leaders, and service members stationed in the area. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief, left, shakes the hand of an Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, right, during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands on the flightline during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

An Airman from the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron holds his son after returning to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. The squadron completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia to support Operation Inherent Resolve, which aims to defeat enemy forces in the Combined Joint Force Area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 6, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Jessica Tonucci, from Cincinnati, analyzes network traffic in the automated data processing computer room of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Tonucci serves aboard Ike as a cryptologic technician, ensuring the security of the ship's computer networks. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Murray)

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ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 8, 2016) Seaman Moises Arreola, from Atlanta, directs aircraft from the carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Arreola serves aboard Ike as an air traffic controller, monitoring and controlling the flow of aircraft traffic. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Murray)

An Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron holds his son's head during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II being air-to-air refueled by a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft while another waits. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Sgt. Shane Gidall/Released)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 24, 2016) – Charles Sides, a Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) instructor, assists Legalman 2nd Class Nikki Millican with her mathematics coursework in the forward mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)

Friends, family and fellow Soldiers wait for the arrival of North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldiers of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team to the NCNG’s Readiness Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Aug. 6, 2020. The Soldiers are home after a year-long deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Robert Jordan/Released)

An Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunites with his family during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron exit an airplane during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II waits for his wingman after being air to air refueled by a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Sgt. Shane Gidall/Released)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Col. Stephen Scherzer, 52nd Maintenance Group commander, right, greets an Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II waits for his wingman after being air to air refueled by a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Sgt. Shane Gidall/Released)

Families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

161015-N-FP878-006MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 15, 2016) French Aircraft Carrier Charles De Gaulle makes its approach to the French replenishment ship Marne while USS Ross (DDG 71) conducts man overboard watch Oct. 15, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 100 Alaska Air Guard members from the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Maintenance Group and support units returned here July 5 and 6, 2016, from a four-month deployment in Kuwait in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Their focus was to support the C-130H "Hercules" tactical-airlift mission. Due to a proposal at the national level to divest the 176th Wing of its C-130H aircraft, this may be the last deployment for the 144th Airlift Squadron in its current form. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. N. Alicia Halla/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 7, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Darion Misner, from Spokane, Wash., exercises in the seaside gym of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Murray)

Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 of the Airmen, who serve in flight, maintenance or support roles for the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, completed a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia by providing close air support and dynamic targeting operations as part of the squadronâs first deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve aims to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)