Air Force Master Sgt. Bradley Rich, 821st Contingency Response Group air traffic controller, uses a pair of night vision goggles to scan the surroundings of Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, before a USAF C-130 lands under blackout conditions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 15, 2016. The 821st CRG is actively engaged in tactical airlift operations supporting the Mosul offensive.

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