A pilot from the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, prepares an F/A-18 Super Hornet for flight during the 2022 Ellsworth Air and Space Show at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 13, 2022. The two-day event provided the local community a rare chance to see modern and historic aircraft up close and meet Ellsworth Air Force Base Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quentin Marx)