A Air Force Security Forces Phoenix Raven team attached to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron guards a C-17 Globemaster III while conducting combat airlift operations for and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 11, 2017. Phoenix Raven Security Forces team members ensure an acceptable level of close-in security for aircraft transiting airfields where security is unknown or additional security is needed to counter local threats. ( Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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