Ellsworth Airmen board a commercial Boeing 747 aircraft as part of a deployment to Southwest Asia at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 20, 2015. Aircrews from Ellsworth will provide critical air presence, precision strike and surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to support the military objectives in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Zachary Hada/Released)