U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 820th RED HORSE pave an aircraft runway July 29, 2015 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The aircraft flying in and out of the airfield conduct precision airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as part of the U.S. and coalition’s strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State, or ISIL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)