The Beasts awake
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 bomber takes off early morning Jan. 13, while another B-2 is waits at the other end of the runway. The multiple aircraft fly off is part of the 509th Bomb Wing's first Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise of 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)