Capt. Wesley Fite, a 5th Operation Support Squadron pilot attached to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and Capt. Patrick Mason, a pilot with the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepare for takeoff in a B-52H Stratofortress at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 3, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command has conducted bomber task force missions since 2014 as a demonstration of the U.S. commitment to collective security, and to integrate with geographic combatant command operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Neal)