Gear is unloaded from a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 30, 2020, following the bomber’s return from supporting a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific region. A pair of B-1s flew from the continental United States and conducted operations over the South China Sea as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command BTF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jette Carr)