Approximately 350 Ellsworth Airmen gathered to process through a mobility line at the Deployment Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., prior to departing for a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia Jan. 20, 2015. Aviators in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve will help ensure multirole airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility by providing a wide-range of capabilities including critical air presence, precision strike and surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as sortie generation and mission assurance duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Zachary Hada/Released)