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Since then, the F-22 has flown as part of strike packages in most of the combat sorties as part of Operation Inherent Resolve in both Iraq and Syria. It has flown <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, both flying <\/span>\u200bcombat missions, escorted <span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> as well as escorting <\/span>\u200bbombers and helped <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">helping <\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">to <\/span>\u200bmanage other fighter aircraft on their sorties, Air Combat Command chief Gen. 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This ability has led to an increase in its <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the <\/span>\u200buse<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> of the jet from its first sortie<\/span>\u200b.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;We&#8217;re putting Raptors into every package whenever we can because they have exceeded even what we have expected,&#8221; Carlisle said. <br\/><br\/>Carlisle used his stage at the conference to target those who have criticized the role of air power in Inherent Resolve. As of Feb. 5, coalition aircraft have conducted 2,294 airstrikes. These missions have been effective, Carlisle said.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Air power is doing fantastic,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Folks over there are doing tremendous work. Their [Islamic State&#8217;s] ability to finance has been severely cut off, [along with] their ability to mass in any numbers, and their ability to communicate. \u2026 Air power is very effective. 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