A B-52H Stratofortress takes off for deployment at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 14, 2019. While deployed, the 23rd Bomb Squadron will conduct a variety of joint and bilateral training missions with other U.S. military branches of service, as well as allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa M. Akers)