Posted: 08/01/2013
A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing lifts off of the runway July 25, 2013, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The B-2s low-observable, or stealth, characteristics give it the unique ability to penetrate an enemy's most sophisticated defenses and threaten its most valued and heavily defended targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)