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Ian Agol
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Those two operations give trivial outer automorphisms of $\pi_1(B)$, whereas the handlebody group surjects $Out(\pi_1(B))$. So Dehn twists about disks and annuli don't suffice (in fact, I think it's known that these generate the kernel of the map to $Out(\pi_1(B))$).

Suzuki gave generators for the mapping class group of a handlebody, and Wajnryb gave a presentation. See also Popescu.

Ian Agol
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