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Team Whiteman Airmen share their role in strategic bomber mission with SECAF
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett and Lt. Col. Nicola Polidor, the Det. 5, 29th Training Systems Squadron commander and B-2 Spirit stealth bomber pilot, are greeted by 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs prior to a familiarization flight for Barrett during a visit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 11, 2020. During her visit, Barrett spoke with base leaders, first responders and maintenance personnel across the installation to learn the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s critical role of global deterrence as part of the nuclear triad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)