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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-2 Spirit taxis down the flightline here April 25. B-2 Spirits and 270 Airmen from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., are here as part of Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- A B-2 Spirit taxis onto the flightline here recently. The bomber is supporting a Coronet Bugle 49 exercise and is deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The exercise is part of Air Combat Command's ongoing global power missions. The missions enable...

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- B-2 Spirit bombers taxi down the runway in preparation for the largest insertion of bombers since the Viet Nam conflict. This flight will mark the official beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janice Cannon)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- (From left) Airman 1st Class Tommy Day, Senior Airman Phillip Ruiz and Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Bolles prepare to load a bomb onto a B-2 Spirit bomber here. They are weapons specialists deployed from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base...

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-2 Spirit bomber comes in for a landing here March 1. The B-2 is assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Roy A. Santana)

FILE PHOTO -- A KC-10A Extender from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., prepares to refuel a B-2 Spirit bomber during a training exercise on March 23, 2001. Although the KC-10's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while...

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Tech. Sgt. Kevin Ponton examines the wing surface of a B-2 Spirit Bomber here Oct. 21. Ponton is a structural maintenance technician from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. He and several other Whiteman airmen were here for a...

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The B-2 named "Spirit of Missouri" returns here after a bombing mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pilots are flying 30-plus hour sorties to accomplish missions launched from here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Francis Dupuis)

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A B-2 Spirit drops Joint Direct Attack Munitions separation test vehicles over Edwards in an earlier test. On Aug. 6, a B-2 dropped 80 inert JDAMs during a test to increase the B-2's operational capability. (Courtesy photo)

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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- A B-2 Spirit soars through the sky after a refueling mission here May 2. The B-2 is assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The bomber is currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of a continuous bomber presence in the...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-2 Spirit and F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation across the Pacific Ocean. The deployed fighters and bomber represent Pacific Air Force's projection of Global Strike and resolve for U.S. allies in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt...