Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, signs a Task Force Strike flag at a tactical assembly area near Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 23 2016. The mission of CJTF-OIR is to militarily defeat ISIS in the Combined Joint Operations geographical area of responsibility in order to enable governmental actions to increase regional stability.

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