Today, defenders assigned to the 821st Contingency Response Group are on the front lines in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, providing air base defense for Qayyarah West Airfield in northern Iraq.

http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/1010776/airmen-provide-air-base-defense-in-northern-iraq.aspx Staff Sgt. Charles Rivezzo