Spirit in the sky
A B-2 Spirit bomber approaches a KC-10A Extender from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., during a training exercise on March 23, 2001. The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions.
Open flight
A B-2 Spirit bomber flies across an open stretch of sky. The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions.
Enduring Spirit
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- The 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., took center stage in the war on terrorism when six B-2 Spirits participated in air strikes over Afghanistan during the first three days of Operation Enduring Freedom. All six of the B-2 sorties were longer than 40 hours, with the longest lasting more than 44 hours.
Spirit in the sky (2)
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A B-2 Spirit proceeds to an undisclosed location after flying a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 27, 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Sadaam Hussein.
Waiting my turn
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Capt. Derek Stuart and Maj. Jesse Strickland, both C-17A Globemaster III pilots from the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., wait for another C-17 to take off from an operating location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 30. Each humanitarian airdrop flight involves a complex 15-hour mission that requires as much planning as a combat mission.
Strike eagle
OVER IRAQ -- An F-15 Strike Eagle prepares to refuel during a combat mission here July 23.
Fighting Falcon
OVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies through the sky during a combat mission July 23 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Combat mission
OVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon dispenses a flare during a combat mission here July 23.
Time for take off
KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- An F-117 Stealth Fighter takes off for a mission from the flightline here Aug. 3.
April 14 airpower summary: F-15s destroy enemy combatants
An F-15E Strike Eagle conducts a mission over Afghanistan. The F-15 frequently performs shows of force to deter enemy activities and protect coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Fill it up!
An F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft moves into position for fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan.