Staff Sgt. Jacob Szatkowski, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares a B-1B Lancer for take off from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, April 12, 2023. Bomber missions in the Indo-Pacific region enhance U.S. relationships with our regional allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques, and procedures to better integrate multilateral defense capabilities and enhance interoperability in support of regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin McIntosh)