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                        An U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing,  Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates prepares to taxi down the runway in  support of Operation Inherent Reslove, Feb. 13, 2018. The Raptor is a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force and is designed to
 project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats  attempting to deny access to our nation's Air force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)