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U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief  Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command meet with Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. The 380th AEW is a forward-deployed group of professional Airmen charged with executing the AFCENT Commander's mission: Deliver decisive air power, Defend the region and Develop relationships.
 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command meet with Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. The 380th AEW is a forward-deployed group of professional Airmen charged with executing the AFCENT Commander's mission: Deliver decisive air power, Defend the region and Develop relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command  coins Maj. Manuel Ochoa, an RQ-4 pilot assigned to the 380th Air  Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates for being an  outstanding performer Feb. 11, 2018. Ochoa flew the RQ-4 Global Hawk which  recently logged over 20,000 flight hours while being assigned to the 380th
 AEW. 
 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command coins Maj. Manuel Ochoa, an RQ-4 pilot assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates for being an outstanding performer Feb. 11, 2018. Ochoa flew the RQ-4 Global Hawk which recently logged over 20,000 flight hours while being assigned to the 380th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Hickman briefs Gen. Mike Holmes,  commander of Air Combat Command about the RQ-4's mission at the 380th Air  Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, Feb. 11, 2018. The RQ-4 Global Hawk  is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an  integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night
 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. 
 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Hickman briefs Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command about the RQ-4's mission at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, Feb. 11, 2018. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command
 speaks with RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chiefs
 assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Feb. 11,
 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk's mission
 is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint
 combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations.
 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command speaks with RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chiefs assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Gosnell shows Chief Master  Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command a coin he received from Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command for being an
 outstanding performer Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab  Emirates. Holmes visited Airman and talked with them about Air Force priorities and the importance of their role in the mission. 
 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Gosnell shows Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command a coin he received from Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command for being an outstanding performer Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Holmes visited Airman and talked with them about Air Force priorities and the importance of their role in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command talk with  Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,  Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. Holmes and Batten visited Airmen
 who are currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command talk with Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. Holmes and Batten visited Airmen who are currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)

AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of Air Combat Command meet with Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Feb. 11, 2018, on Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. The 380th AEW is a forward-deployed group of professional Airmen charged with executing the AFCENT Commander's mission: Deliver decisive air power, Defend the region and Develop relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson J.R.)