Commander Tours Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, visits Task Force Strike, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Sept. 23, 2016. Coalition troops arrived to Qayyarah West Airfield to enable the Iraqi security forces to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by providing logistical, engineering and artillery fires in support of the liberation of Mosul. The mission of Operation Inherent Resolve is to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria by supporting the government of Iraq with trainers, advisors and fire support, to include aerial strikes and artillery fire. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Ryan E. Alvis SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.54 MB) Tags: cjtf-oir, Qayyarah, Task Force Strike, Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq Photo By: Capt. Ryan Alvis VIRIN: 160923-M-UK315-036.JPG Photo Gallery