A Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxies to the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, before a mission supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve over the Central Command area of responsibility, March 30, 2021. The KC-135 delivers Air Forces Central a vital global reach aerial refueling capability to support joint and coalition aircraft throughout the CENTCOM AOR. CJTF-OIR enables its partners to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria and sets conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability.

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