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@usairforce, @AirMobilityCmd Airmen continue to sustain air operations at #QWest in support of the #Iraqi offensive… https://t.co/cMIqqfsdL9

The first 3 days of the #Mosul offensive, U.S.-led #airstrikes rattled the city at a rate of 1 bomb every 8 minutes: https://t.co/m7NoadXR4b

During the opening three days of the #Mosul offensive, U.S.-led airstrikes rattl...

The Coalition executed a strike on a #Daesh weapons facility in Al Hadithah, Iraq, Oct. 31. Full Report:… https://t.co/MG9OEkOn60

Engineers! Senior Airmen Mathew Chapman and Devin Tillman, 455th Expeditionary ...

@AirMobilityCmd aircraft continue to transport munitions and ordnance to areas throughout @CENTCOM to support… https://t.co/QoGe97SYuC

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#Coalition airstrike destroys a #Daesh fighting position Oct. 22 near #Mosul, Iraq. https://t.co/FJw3xsdaQz

#Coalition airstrike cuts comms and deafens #Daesh prior to #Mosul offensive! https://t.co/dEj90ct2MR

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The B-52s have arrived! https://t.co/7xoyILJUfJ

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RT @CENTCOM: Photo: Gen. Votel assumes command of #CENTCOM from Gen. Austin. https://t.co/04f8VJWaUX https://t.co/LzS3owtYx7

If you could fly in just one military aircraft, past or present, which one would it be? https://t.co/TTffusLibA

"The coalition understands we are united, committed and determined!" #coalition #AirForce #AFCENT https://t.co/B4FYQqGwxT

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 380th EARS flies in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. #AirForce https://t.co/MGXTIs6uK2

All present and accounted for! https://t.co/TtgRCp06Pw

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Two U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs fly over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. #AFCENT #AirForce https://t.co/sp01kFMW1S

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott Hlavin, 821st Contingency Response Group defense force commander, scans the horizon while assisting in a perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Senior Airman Colin McRoy, 821st Contingency Response Group first in security team member, scans the horizon while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Senior Airman Johnathan Sorber, 821st Contingency Response Group first in security team member, scans the horizon while traveling to a defensive fighting position while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Armbright, 821st Contingency Response Group first in security team member, fires a flare from a defensive fighting position while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Senior Airman Johnathan Sorber, 821st Contingency Response Group first in security team member, scans the horizon while traveling to a defensive fighting position while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Wachob, 821st Contingency Response Group first in security team leader, scans the horizon from a defensive fighting position while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Senior Airman Anthony Wachob, 821st Contingency Response Group first in security team leader, radios in from a defensive fighting position while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devon Jones, 821st Contingency Response Group security forces, provides security from an outpost at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Rivezzo)

Weapons troops from the Afghan Air Force offload Mark-81 bombs from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

Staff Sgt. Aaron Clover and Tech. Sgt. Aaron Moore, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) munitions air advisors assist a member of the Afghan Air Force load Mark-81 bombs onto a trailer at Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The bombs were offloaded from an A-29 Super Tucano. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

An Afghan Air Force weapons troop helps to offload a Mark-81 bomb from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) munitions air advisors watch as members of the Afghan Air Force offload Mark-81 bombs from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)

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