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Wayne Marotto, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, told Military Times. Those bases include Erbil Air Base, Al-Asad Air Base and the JOC-I (Union III), Marotto said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Colorado took over on Sept. 21, following a transfer of authority ceremony during which the Louisiana Army National Guard\u2019s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team handed over the reins, according to a statement from the outgoing brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1st Brigade trained with the 256th Brigade for several weeks before assuming operational responsibility for the area in support of CJTF-OIR. Though the 1st Brigade is a combat team, it is continuing the previous brigade\u2019s non-combat mission, an ongoing support operation at the invitation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/07\/25\/us-combat-troops-no-longer-needed-to-fight-isis-in-iraq-prime-minister-says\/\">Iraqi government<\/a>, the statement reads. U.S. military presence in Iraq continues under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/07\/26\/biden-iraqi-pm-to-announce-end-of-us-combat-mission-in-iraq\/\">non-combat<\/a> directive following President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi\u2019s July announcement aiming to move American involvement in Iraq to a strictly advisory and training role by the end of this year. 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