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  • Whiteman maintainers ensure global strike capability in PACOM theater

    Crew chiefs from the 393rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to tow a B-2 Spirit while deployed to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations March 11, 2016. Bomber training missions and deployments ensure crews maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency and

  • Refueling "Spirit" in the sky

    Grissom's KC-135R Stratotankers can transfer more fuel in eight minutes than a gas station can pump in 24 hours, but its ability to transfer that fuel after dark moving at speeds up to 500 mph is truly amazing.The 72nd and 74th Air Refueling Squadrons conduct around the clock operations and training

  • Refueling "Spirit" in the sky

    Grissom's KC-135R Stratotankers can transfer more fuel in eight minutes than a gas station can pump in 24 hours, but its ability to transfer that fuel after dark moving at speeds up to 500 mph is truly amazing.The 72nd and 74th Air Refueling Squadrons conduct around the clock operations and training