Air Force Capt. Ryan Christie, a mission commander with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, and a crew chief wi

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Air Force Capt. Ryan Christie, a mission commander with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, and a crew chief with the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in Qatar Aug. 21, 2014, before a refueling mission to support fighter and reconnaissance aircraft conducting missions over Iraq. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect personnel from extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Central Command directed the operations

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