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Maintainers keep Gray Eagles in sky for Coalition
U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Thury, an unmanned aerial systems maintainer with Company D, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and deployed to Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, guides the MQ-1C Gray Eagle onto the runway prior to a flight , April 1, 2017. Prior to each flight, the crew systematically goes through multiple check to ensure each Gray Eagle is ready to fly. The Coalition is enabling partnered forces to defeat ISIS by providing air support on the battlefield. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (Photo Credit: Spc. Derrik Tribbey)

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Photo by: Spc. Derrik Tribbey |  VIRIN: 170419-M-LM779-001.JPG