A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, taxis at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, after completing a long-duration CONUS-to-CONUS (C2C) mission to the Indo-Pacific Jan. 10, 2023. C2C missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating USAF ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Josephine Pepin)