Maintainers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., perform a gear swing while deployed to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Pacific Command are of operations March 13, 2016. U.S. Strategic Command bombers regularly rotate through the Indo-Asia-Pacific to conduct U.S. Pacific Command-led operations, providing leaders with deterrent options to maintain regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joel Pfiester)