Airman 1st Class John Thompson, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares to load an AGM 86B air-launched cruise trainer missile in a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 14, 2014. As part of Air Force Global Strike Command, load crews work endlessly to preserve our nation’s security by providing combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)