(Vermont Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joshua Thomas, 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons maintenance technician, ensures the forward laser strap of a of a 500-pound joint direct attack munition is straight during the assembly process at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia, Dec. 2, 2016. The bombs will be used to fight ISIL in Iraq, which is a threat to the international community.

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