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)

An Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunites with his children 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)

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet completes refueling from a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport over Iraq. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Sgt. Andrew Eddie/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)

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)

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)

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)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Jane Palumbo, 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aviation resource manager, and her brother, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Quincy Mora, AH-64 Apache mechanic, video chat with family, while deployed Jan. 7, 2017. The brother and sister are originally from the Federated States of Micronesia and have not seen one another in ten years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)(Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 24, 2016) – Culinary Specialist Seaman Eddie Ortega slices a pork loin in the galley 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

An Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron high-fives his son's hand 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)

Family members of Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron await the squadronâs arrival back to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Friends and family members gathered at Hangar One to welcome home the 480th EFS, which deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, whose mission aims to defeat enemy forces in the Combined Joint Force Area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

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)

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)

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)

An Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunites with his children 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet refuels over from a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport over Iraq. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Sgt. Andrew Eddie/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)

A child of a deployed Airman assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron awaits the squadronâs return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. The 480th EFS served a six-month deployment in Southwest Asia in support of 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)

Two U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles fly over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. 8, 2020. The F-15C Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable tactical fighter designed to perform air-to-air missions, demonstrating U.S. Air Forces Central Command's posture to fight and win today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Parsons)

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)

Deployed Soldiers assigned to Role II participated in a mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise Sep. 18, at Al Asad Airbase (AAAB), Iraq. By exercising a MASCAL, medical personnel had an opportunity to practice immediate medical care capabilities at AAAB. The soldiers worked alongside coalition partners from Denmark and Norway to train on medical care, walking blood bank, triage care, and handling an enemy prisoner of war. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tracy L. Korff)

Friends and family members of Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron await the squadronâs arrival back to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. Approximately 300 squadron members arrived from a six-month deployment to 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)

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)

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)

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. Sanchez)

Deployed Soldiers assigned to Role II participated in a mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise Sep. 18, at Al Asad Airbase (AAAB), Iraq. By exercising a MASCAL, medical personnel had an opportunity to practice immediate medical care capabilities at AAAB. Upon activation of the Walking Blood Bank, volunteers on a pre-screened list are called to have blood drawn and immediately tested for use in surgeries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tracy L. Korff)