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Airman 1st Class Benjamin Feldkamp works on the brakes on a B-2 Spirit before takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Feldkamp and other 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs work around the clock to ensure the B-2 is mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Airman 1st Class Benjamin Feldkamp works on the brakes on a B-2 Spirit Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Feldkamp and other 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs work around the clock to ensure the B-2 is mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Airman 1st Class Benjamin Feldkamp works on the brakes on a B-2 Spirit Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Feldkamp and other 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs work around the clock to ensure the B-2 is mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Airmen from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron safety wires a brake bleed on a B-2 Spirit Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Squadron crew chiefs work around the clock to ensure the B-2 is mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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A B-2 Spirit taxis down the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 22. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Airman Kyle Joyner gives a "thumbs up" to B-2 Spirit pilots after marshalling them out of a hanger Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Joyner is a crew chief with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

A crew chief with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performs a pre-flight check on a B-2 Spirit before takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing here. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

A B-2 Spirit waits as crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare it for takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Twenty B-2 Bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

Senior Airman Douglas Anthony stands prepared to marshal a B-2 Spirit out of a hanger for takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Twenty B-2s are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. Airman Anthony is a crew chief with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

Crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prep this B-2 Spirit for takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The 509th Bomb Wing has 20 Spirits in its inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

Senior Airman Douglas Anthony and Airman Kyle Joyner, both 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, perform pre-flight checks on a B-2 Spirit before takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready for takeoff

Senior Airman Douglas Anthony and Airman Kyle Joyner, both 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, discuss pre-flight checks on a B-2 Spirit before takeoff Aug. 22 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Ready to strike

B-1B Lancers line up on the flightline Aug. 19 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The B-1 can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarad A. Denton)

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Ready for fuel

A B-52 Stratofortress approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean Aug. 14. The bomber is taking part in the 2009 Inaugural Turkey Shoot with KC-135s and F-22 Raptors. The event allows air expeditionary units to plan and execute tactical missions with airframes that don't regularly train together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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The B-2 'Beast Walk'

The B-2 "Spirit of Missouri" taxis on the north ramp Aug. 10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., as part of the wing's nuclear operational readiness exercise. The multiple aircraft fly-off tests the skills and operations of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Huddleston)

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Waverider meets Stratofortress

The X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle was uploaded to an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 17 for fit testing. Two B-52 test flights are planned this fall prior to the X-51's first hypersonic scramjet flight over the Pacific Ocean scheduled in December. Representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Boeing are partnering on the X-51A technology demonstrator program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)

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Waverider meets Stratofortress

The X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle was uploaded to an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 17 for fit testing. Two B-52 test flights are planned this fall prior to the X-51's first hypersonic scramjet flight over the Pacific Ocean scheduled in December. Representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Boeing are partnering on the X-51A technology demonstrator program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)

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Waverider meets Stratofortress

On the flightline of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Staff Sgt. Jonathan Young prepares to upload the X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress July 17 for fit testing. Two B-52 test flights are planned this fall prior to the X-51's first hypersonic scramjet flight over the Pacific Ocean scheduled in December. Representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Boeing are partnering on the X-51A technology demonstrator program. Sergeant Young is with the 412th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)

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Aug. 1 airpower summary: B-1Bs conduct precision strikes

An Air Force B-1B Lancer flies over Iraq. The B-1B can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Bombers fly down under

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off July 24 from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-52s completed 10 sorties flying more than 110 hours while participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a joint and coalition exercise that ran July 15 through 24. The B-52s are deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., to support U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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