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![Then-Maj. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, now Air Forces Central Command boss, talks with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen during a tour Sept. 11, 2021, of an undisclosed military location somewhere in Southwest Asia. (Master Sgt. Traci Keller/Air Force)](https://www.navytimes.com/resizer/sne0wcFFeiFc6uwsrPHBCo7_9W4=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/UD3K75NH3FFFNM2M3UTQXW7MU4.jpg)
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