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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Santos, a crew chief assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes B-2 Spirit stealth bomber pilots before takeoff during Exercise Spirit Vigilance, April 15, 2024, at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri. Spirit Vigilance is a base wide exercise Whiteman AFB performs in order to display nuclear deterrence and global strike operations anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Grace Bynum)