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Senior Airman Markeece Powell, Staff Sgt. Richard Huartson and Airman 1st Class Austin Sawchuk, crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, stand for a photo in front of a B-2 Spirit on the flight line of Royal Air Force Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, 2019. A Bomber Task Force deployment of the stealth bomber aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th BW at Whiteman AFB, arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise RAF Fairford as a forward operating base for the unit, ensuring they are engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend the U.S. and its allies in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)