A B-1B Lancer launches for a non-stop deployment from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 4, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command routinely conducts Bomber Task Force operations across the globe as a demonstration of U.S. commitment to collective defense and to integrate with Geographic Combatant Command operations and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)