Lt. Col. Blaine Baker, 821st Contingency Response Element commander, hugs his daughter as he returns from a three-month deployment to Iraq, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 18, 2017, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The CRW played a crucial role in reopening Qayyarah West Airfield and moving more than 1,423 short tons of cargo in and out of the region. ( Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks)

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