Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, embeds with defenders from the 28th Security Forces Squadron and helps navigate his teammates through a gate-runner exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 4, 2021. Ellsworth conducts numerous exercises intended to promote both base safety and mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael P. Ward)