Ready for takeoff
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Airman Kyle Joyner, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, gives B-2 Spirit pilots a thumbs up after marshalling them out of a hanger in preparation for takeoff, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 aircraft are assigned to Whiteman AFB. 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)