B-2s take to the skies during Global Thunder 15

A B-2 Spirit bomber taxis on a flight line during Exercise Global Thunder 15. The B-2 is one of the key aircraft used to support U.S. Strategic Command’s global strike and bomber assurance and deterrence missions. Its stealth capabilities provide U.S. decision makers the capability to deter strategic attacks and, if necessary, penetrate the most secure defense systems to rapidly deliver its payload when called upon by the President and Secretary of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)

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B-2s take to the skies during Global Thunder 15

Two B-2 Spirit bombers taxi from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 26, 2014, in support of Global Thunder 15. Global Thunder is a field training and battle staff exercise designed to exercise all U.S. Strategic Command mission areas with primary emphasis on nuclear command, control and communications.. The B-2 has a crew of two pilots, a pilot in the left seat and mission commander in the right. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)

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B-2s take to the skies during Global Thunder 15

A B-2 Spirit takes off from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 26, 2014. The aircraft is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The B-2's flight was in support of Global Thunder 15, a field training and battle staff exercise designed to exercise all U.S. Strategic Command mission areas with primary emphasis on nuclear command, control and communications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)

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B-2s take to the skies during Global Thunder 15

Published Oct. 28, 2014