(Left to right) Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) outgoing commander and III Corps commander; Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Central Command commander; and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, CJTF-OIR incoming commander and XVIII Airborne Corps commander; stand with distinguished visitors and invited guests during the benediction during the CJTF-OIR Transfer of Authority Ceremony at an undisclosed location in Soutwest Asia, Aug. 21, 2016. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is a multinational effort to wea

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(Left to right) Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) outgoing commander and III Corps commander; Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Central Command commander; and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, CJTF-OIR incoming commander and XVIII Airborne Corps commander; stand with distinguished visitors and invited guests during the benediction during the CJTF-OIR Transfer of Authority Ceremony at an undisclosed location in Soutwest Asia, Aug. 21, 2016. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is a multinational effort to weaken and destroy Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. ( Army photo by SGT Joshua Wooten)

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