U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christian Hoover, center, 37th Bomb Squadron commander, speaks with aircrew after a CONUS-to-CONUS mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 3, 2024. C2C missions are the employment of U.S. bombers from and returning to the continental U.S. non-stop upon mission completion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alec Carlberg)