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DoD Images: The B-2 Bomber Meets Bomber Rumsfeld
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With a B-2 Spirit bomber as a
backdrop, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (2nd from
left) thanks the men and women at Whiteman Air Force Base,
Mo., on Oct. 19, 2001, for their efforts in bringing the
fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan. Rumsfeld, Sen.
Christopher "Kit" Bond (left) and Rep. Ike Skelton (2nd from
right), both of Missouri, visited the base as the guest of
Brig. Gen. Anthony F. Przybyslawski (right), commander of
the 509th Bomb Wing which operates the B-2. Planes from the
509th have flown missions over Afghanistan during Operation
Enduring Freedom. DoD photo by R. D. Ward. (Released)
Secretary of Defense Donald H.
Rumsfeld (left) peers out the windshield from the mission
commander's seat of a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber at
Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., on Oct. 19, 2001. Rumsfeld is
receiving a cockpit orientation from a pilot of the 509th
Bomb Wing. Planes from the 509th have flown missions over
Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. DoD photo by
R. D. Ward. (Released)
Secretary of Defense Donald H.
Rumsfeld holds a media availability at Whiteman Air Force
Base, Mo., on Oct. 19, 2001. Whiteman is the home of the B-2
Spirit bomber, which is operated exclusively by the 509th
Bomb Wing. Planes from the 509th have flown missions over
Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. DoD photo by
R. D. Ward. (Released)
Secretary of Defense Donald H.
Rumsfeld (left) stands under the open bomb bay of a U.S. Air
Force B-2 Spirit bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., on
Oct. 19, 2001. Rumsfeld is talking to a group of B-2 pilots
and mission commanders from the 509th Bomb Wing about the
missions over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward.
Secretary of Defense Donald H.
Rumsfeld (3rd from left) receives a briefing on B-2 Spirit
bomber operations in Afghanistan from Air Force Col.
Jonathan George (left foreground) during a visit to Whiteman
Air Force Base, Mo., on Oct. 19, 2001. Flanking Rumsfeld are
Rep. Ike Skelton (near side) and Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond
(far side), both of Missouri. Whiteman is the home of the
B-2 Spirit bomber, which is operated exclusively by the
509th Bomb Wing. Planes from the 509th have flown missions
over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. DoD
photo by R. D. Ward. (Released)
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