Lt. Col. Brian Boland, 345th Bomb Squadron pilot, greets his children after returning to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 15, 2021, from a Bomber Task Force Europe deployment. The missions flown during the BTF were joined by NATO allies and partners throughout the Black Sea and Baltic Sea regions, which enhanced the coalition’s ability to respond to threats while also assuring allies of the bomber’s fleet to respond anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)