Paying proper respects: Ellsworth Honor Guard lays retirees, veterans to rest
Airman 1st Class Genique Elliott, a heavy equipment operator assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, waits for the firing party to arrive to render military honors during a funeral at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. Each of the funeral detail’s sequences are planned out before the actual ceremony, which include specific positions acting as for different events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)