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Ready for takeoff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A crew chief with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performs a pre-flight check on a B-2 Spirit prior to takeoff, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing here. 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/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2 Spirit sits in a hanger while being prepped for takeoff by crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 Bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. 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/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Douglas Anthony, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stands prepared to marshal a B-2 Spirit out of a hanger for takeoff, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 Spirit aircrafts are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. 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/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2 Spirit sits in a hanger while being prepped for takeoff by crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 Spirit aircrafts are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. 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/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Senior Airman Douglas Anthony and Airman Kyle Joyner, both 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, perform pre-flight checks on a B-2 Spirit prior to takeoff, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. 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/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Senior Airman Douglas Anthony and Airman Kyle Joyner, both 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, discuss pre-flight checks on a B-2 Spirit prior to takeoff, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. 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/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Beasts walk the earth

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2, the Spirit of Indiana, applies the front wheel brakes as it rotates around to taxi out to the runway from the North ramp during the Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise, Aug.10. A “Beast Walk” is performed in the closing of this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Beasts walk the earth

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2, the Spirit of Nebraska, summits the North ramp Aug. 10 during the “Beast Walk “ as part of the Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise. A “Beast Walk” is performed in the closing of this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Beasts walk the earth

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2, the Spirit of Nebraska, taxis on the North Ramp during the “Beast Walk” as part of the Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise, Aug. 10. The multiple aircraft fly off tests the skills and operations of the 509th Bomb Wing. A “Beast Walk” is performed in the closing of this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Strutin' their stuff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Three B-2 Stealth Bombers taxi as they participate in day-to- day training operations at here, June 29. The B-2 is a piece of Team Whiteman and the crews that it takes to operate and launch this craft is a very valuable asset. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Strutin' their stuff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -Two B-2 Stealth Bombers strut their stuff as they taxi off the runway after completing training, June 29. The multiple aircraft fly off is part of the 509th Bomb Wing's training to provide maximum efficiency in the launching of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Strutin' their stuff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 Stealth bomber turns to taxi off the runway as another is following close behind June 29. The multiple aircraft fly off is part of the 509th Bomb Wing's training to provide maximum efficiency in the launching of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Strutin' their stuff

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 bomber takes off early morning at full throttle, June 29, while another B-2 waits at the other end of the runway. The B-2 Stealth’s are participating in day-to-day operations at Whiteman Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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Admiration of power

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Spectators admire the gatling gun of an A-10 Thunderbolt II static display June 6 during the Wings Over Whiteman Airshow. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Coleman)

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National Guard aviation battalion stands ready for state, federal missions

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - An AH-64 Apache helicopter from Whiteman Air Force Base, flown by Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shaun Defenbaugh and Army Capt. Travis Young, lands for a static display outside of LaMonte at L A Raceway. (Photo by Rachel Knight/Missouri National Guard)

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National Guard aviation battalion stands ready for state, federal missions

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - An AH-64 Attack Apache helicopter, flown by Army Capt. Jack Windes and Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Crist, flies so that pilots can keep up on their aviation skills and help identify any problems the Apache may have so that it will be battle ready. (Photo by Rachel Knight/Missouri National Guard)

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Farewell, Team Whiteman

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Col. John Robinson (right), 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, and Maj. Bob Bryant(center), 509th Bomb Wing executive officer, spray Chief Master Sgt. Brian Hornback, 509th Bomb Wing command chief, with champagne after his first and last flight in a B-2 bomber May 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin)

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A Tale from Vietnam

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Retired Master Sgt. Jerry Headrick, a former B-52 tail gunner, stands by the tail of an aircraft in which he logged combat hours during Vietnam. Mr. Headrick is a friend of a fellow B-52 gunner whose crew the plane will be dedicated to. (US Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)

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A Tale from Vietnam

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Retired Master Sgt. Jerry Headrick, a former B-52 tail gunner, is shown with an aircraft in which he logged combat hours during Vietnam. Mr. Headrick is a friend of a fellow B-52 gunner whose crew the plane will be dedicated to. (US Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)

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1-135th Attack Battalion prepares for annual training with extra gunnery exercises

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Merseal, of Roberstville, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gregory Schulte, of Warrensburg, take off after receiving ammunition for the aerial gunnery exercise March. (Photo by Rachel Knight/Missouri National Guard)

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