Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force -Operation Inherent Resolve speaks to Jessica Philips of National Geographic during an interview at the tactical assembly area Wyvern, Mosul, Iraq, March 19, 2017. The mission of Operation Inherent Resolve is to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria by supporting the Government of Iraq with trainers, advisors and fire support, to include precision aerial strikes and artillery fire.

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