Ellsworth family members gather around The Freedom Chapel Christmas tree during the Base Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 1, 2017. Children of deployed Airmen joined both Col. John Edwards, the 28th Bomb Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Adam Vizi, the 28th BW command chief, in flipping a switch to light up the Christmas tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)