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OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE -- A KC-135R Stratotanker from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a B-2A Spirit during a training mission in support of Operation Nobel Eagle. The revolutionary blending of low-observable technologies with high aerodynamic efficiency and...

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-2 Spirit takes off from the flightline here on a Red Flag training mission, Oct. 23, 2003. The B-2, a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions, brings massive firepower to bear anywhere on the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo...

FILE PHOTO -- A B-2 Spirit bomber approaches a KC-10A Extender from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., during a training exercise on March 23, 2001. The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gary Ell)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- F-15E Strike Eagles and a B-2 Spirit bomber fly in formation over the base. The Strike Eagles are with the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The bomber is from the 325th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Whiteman AFB...

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A B-2 Spirit, returning from a mission over Iraq, takes on fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Indian Ocean on March 27, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- A B-2 Spirit bomber prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The bomber deployed as part of a rotation that has provided U.S. Pacific Command officials a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region...

FILE PHOTO -- The B-2 Spirit approaches the boom of a McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey KC-10A Extender during a Capstone orientation flight. Capstone is a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training mission providing interservice training for the wartime application of airlift. Through...

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...

The Moscow Air Show (Mezhdunarodnyi Aviatsionno-Kosmicheskiy Salon 2005, or MAKS 2005), which took place from 16-21 August 2005 at Zhukovsky near Moscow featuring Russian aerospace industry.

The Moscow Air Show (Mezhdunarodnyi Aviatsionno-Kosmicheskiy Salon 2005, or MAKS 2005), which took place from 16-21 August 2005 at Zhukovsky near Moscow featuring Russian aerospace industry.