Airman 1st Class Nicholas Ward, 28th Medical Support Squadron medical records technician, prepares records for shipment at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 6, 2013. After two years of inactivity, records are retired and shipped to the national archive at Randolph AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer/Released)