Capt. Austin Lohman, 11th Bomb Squadron flight commander, and his spouse embrace upon his return to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 21, 2017. More than 400 Barksdale Airmen returned from a six-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, where they supported Operation Inherent Resolve in the fight against ISIS. Barksdale’s air operations integrated with the regional campaign to pose a lethal threat to ISIS and an advantage to the forces who oppose them.

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