A B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., began flying operations Oct. 16 at Andersen AFB, Guam. The B-2 is a multi-mission capable, state-of-the-art platform equipped with low-observable stealth technology. The stealth bomber Airmen deployed here will be fully integrated with the rest of the 36th Wing to take full advantage of integrated training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Kimball)
The B-2 stealth bomber completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 17, 1989. (Courtesy photo)
Air Force officials have awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide advanced state-of-the-art radar components as part of a radar modernization program for the for the B-2 Spirit bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
The B-2 "Spirit of Missouri" taxis on the north ramp Aug. 10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., as part of the wing's nuclear operational readiness exercise. The multiple aircraft fly-off tests the skills and operations of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Huddleston)
Airmen 1st Class Patrick Holter (left) and Patrick Dixon start the high-five salute as they prepare to launch the first B-2 Spirit of the day Sept. 8, 2009, on the Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flightline. The Airmen are crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and work around the clock to stay prepared for real world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)
Crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight Aug. 24, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The B-2's primary mission is to attack time-critical targets early in a conflict to minimize an enemy's warfighting potential. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)
An aircrew flies a B-2 Spirit over the airfield as part of an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Air Show Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The B-2 is assigned to Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Maintainers and crew chiefs from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., prepare B-2 Spirits March 19, 2011, for Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)
A B-2 Spirit returns to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 20, 2011, after a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)
A B-2 Spirit flies to the North Pole Oct. 27, 2011, on a test mission from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The polar flight helped ensure that the B-2 maintains its global combat power capability in all environments with new computers for future growth and sustained contributions to the greater Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka)
