’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

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U.S. Air Force Capts. John and Jennifer Avery smile for a photo in front of the B-2 Spirit at an Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Averys were the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2. The couple served with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB and then with the base’s Missouri National Guard 131st Bomb Wing. Their shared military careers culminated at their joint retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman AFB. The couple has two children, Austin and Elizabeth, and live in Boise, Idaho. (Photo courtesy of the Avery family)

Then-Capts. John and Jennifer Avery smile for a photo in front of the B-2 Spirit at an Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The Averys, the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2, served with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB and then with the base’s Missouri National Guard 131st Bomb Wing. Their shared military careers culminated at their joint retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman AFB. (Courtesy photo)

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