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The first ever B-2 Spirit bomber to fly, on final approach July 17, 1989, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The B-2 is a global strike capable aircraft which provides a layer of strategic deterrence for threats that emerge in the world. (Defense Imagery Management Operations Center photo/Released)


“Like watching your kid grow up”: B-2 Spirit 25th Anniversary

The first ever B-2 Spirit bomber to fly, on final approach July 17, 1989, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The B-2 is a global strike capable aircraft which provides a layer of strategic deterrence for threats that emerge in the world. (Defense Imagery Management Operations Center photo/Released)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress in midair over the United States Oct. 30, 2016, as part of Exercise Global Thunder. Once considered innovative, aerial refueling has now become a standard practice for global operations. Air Force Global Strike Command continues a legacy of innovation established by its pioneering predecessor: Strategic Air Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Travis Edwards)
Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Commander Air Force Sustainment Center, addresses Air Force Global Strike Command wing, vice wing and operations group commanders about how AFSC can support the deterrence mission during the Senior Officer Sustainment Course. The two-day course focused on logistics, maintenance and asset management processes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Raatz)
Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, addresses Air Force Global Strike Command wing, vice wing and operations group commanders about how AFSC can support the deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Raatz)
A B-52H Stratofortress takes off in support of the 5th Bomb Wing's support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence at Andersen AFB, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)
A B-2 drops a B-61 Joint Test Assembly Aug 24, 2015.
A B-52H Stratofortress forward deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford, England, awaits a training mission in support of either, BALTOPS or Saber Strike. The focus of Saber Strike is to promote interoperability with regional partners and improve joint operational capabilities in a variety of missions. The goal of BALTOPS is to promote mutual understanding, confidence, cooperation and interoperability among forces and personnel of participating nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Malia Jenkins)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas, left, the 90th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of visual imagery and intrusion detection systems, and Master Sgt. George V. Shepherd III, a 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron flight chief, read an informational book about the retired Oscar-1 missile alert facility at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Mo., April 14, 2016. Members of the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., visited Whiteman to observe how the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings execute vital strategic deterrence missions on a day-to-day basis and during heightened-alert operations.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Shannon III, the 90th Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations of weapons and tactics, tours the retired Oscar-1 missile alert facility at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 14, 2016. Members of the 90th Missile Wing visited Whiteman for a week as part of the Bomber Missile Exchange Course, which allows the organizations to learn from each other through scheduled visits.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas, left, the 90th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of visual imagery and intrusion detection systems, discusses Whiteman’s fiber optic security system in the Air Force Global Strike Command’s electronic security systems training lab with Tech. Sgt. Dexter Gore, right, the 509th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of intrusion detection systems, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 13, 2016. Eleven Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing spent six days at Whiteman exchanging information and ideas.
Members of the 90th Missile Wing (MW) at F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB), Wyo., pose for a group photo in front of a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman AFB, Mo., April 14, 2016. The 90th MW and the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings are participating in a “sister-base” partnership, officially named the Bomber Missile Exchange Course, which allows the organizations to learn from each other through scheduled visits.
U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dexter Gore, left, the 509th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of intrusion detection systems, describes the features of Air Force Global Strike Command’s electronic security systems training lab to Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas, right, the 90th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of visual imagery and intrusion detection systems, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 13, 2016. Eleven Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., participated in a sister wing exchange at Whiteman to connect and share information and ideas.
U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dexter Gore, the 509th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of intrusion detection systems, inspects perimeter sensors in the Air Force Global Strike Command’s electronic security systems training lab at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 13, 2016. Perimeter sensors are used to monitor the physical security of assets on base.