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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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Safeguarding the Airfield: CRG Defenders provide air base defense in northern Iraq

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)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Ramos, 821st Contingency Response Group airfield manager, prepares for an arriving C-130 at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 14, 2016. The airfield at Qayyarah West was recaptured from Da’esh by Iraqi forces in July 2016, and has been refurbished by Coalition engineers to allow the re-commencement of air operations. Qayyarah Airfield is now a vital logistical hub, opening an air corridor in support of the battle to liberate Mosul as well as operations throughout northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

Airmen assigned to the821st Contingency Response Group disembark during a routine patrol around Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 14, 2016. Encompassing 29 separate U.S. Air Force specialties, the 821st CRG provides the core cadre of expeditionary command and control, airfield operations, security, communications, aerial port and aircraft maintenance personnel for deployment worldwide to assess airfields and extend the reach of airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

Senior Airman Ralph Hoeflich, 821st Contingency Response Group close precision engagement airman, scans a field illuminated by a flare from inside a defensive fighting position at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 14, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Greylynn Carr, 821st Contingency Response Group air traffic controller, prepares for an arriving C-130 at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 14, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

Oil fires burn along the eastern horizon near Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2016. The airfield at Qayyarah West was recaptured from Da’esh by Iraqi forces in July 2016, and has been refurbished by Coalition engineers to allow the re-commencement of air operations. Qayyarah Airfield is now a vital logistical hub, opening an air corridor in support of the battle to liberate Mosul as well as operations throughout northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Ramos, 821st Contingency Response Group airfield manager, drives a utility vehicle to a job site at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 14, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

Senior Airman Jacob Brooks, 821st Contingency Response Group aircraft maintainer, catches a ride in the back of a utility vehicle out to the airstrip at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 14, 2016. The airfield at Qayyarah West was recaptured from Da’esh by Iraqi forces in July 2016, and has been refurbished by Coalition engineers to allow the re-commencement of air operations. Qayyarah Airfield is now a vital logistical hub, opening an air corridor in support of the battle to liberate Mosul as well as operations throughout northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

Airmen with the 821st Contingency Response Group play corn hole with makeshift boards and bags during downtime at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2016. The airfield at Qayyarah West was recaptured from Da’esh by Iraqi forces in July 2016, and has been refurbished by Coalition engineers to allow the re-commencement of air operations. Qayyarah Airfield is now a vital logistical hub, opening an air corridor in support of the battle to liberate Mosul as well as operations throughout northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

A 821st Contingency Response Group HUMVEE patrols the taxiway at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 13, 2016. The airfield at Qayyarah West was recaptured from Da’esh by Iraqi forces in July 2016, and has been refurbished by Coalition engineers to allow the re-commencement of air operations. Qayyarah Airfield is now a vital logistical hub, opening an air corridor in support of the battle to liberate Mosul as well as operations throughout northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

An Iraqi air force C-130 departs from Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, after delivering personnel and cargo in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 13, 2016. The airfield at Qayyarah West was recaptured from Da’esh by Iraqi forces in July 2016, and has been refurbished by Coalition engineers to allow the re-commencement of air operations. Qayyarah Airfield is now a vital logistical hub, opening an air corridor in support of the battle to liberate Mosul as well as operations throughout northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

A 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules prepares to taxi during blackout conditions at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 12, 2016. The 746th EAS squadron is actively engaged in tactical airlift operations supporting the Mosul offensive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

A 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 is guarded by members of a security forces team and 821st Contingency Response Group Airmen during blackout conditions while being unloaded by aerial porters at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 12, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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CRG enables strategic air operations at Qayyarah West

A security forces Airman readies before landing at at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 12, 2016. Security forces squadrons actively support the Mosul offensive by providing site security at Coalition forces staging areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
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