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A close up view of a US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO being refueled by the boom and refueling arm of a KC-10 Extender aircraft. The image was taken from the Boom Operators position

A close up view of a US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO being refueled by the boom and refueling arm of a KC-10 Extender aircraft. The image was taken from the Boom Operators position

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO approaches the boom and refueling arm of a KC-10 Extender aircraft. The image was taken from the Boom Operators position

An extreme close up view of a US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO as it approaches for refueling. The image was taken from the Boom Operators position of an USAF KC-10 Extender aircraft

A close up view inside the Boom Operators position of a US Air Force KC-1O Extender Aircraft as the boom and refueling arm is extended to a USAF B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO approaching for refueling

A close up view inside the Boom Operators position of a US Air Force KC-1O Extender Aircraft as the boom and refueling arm is extended to a USAF B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO approaching for refueling

A close up view from inside the Boom Operators position of a KC-10 Extender aircraft as an USAF B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO approaching for refueling.

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from the 509th Bomber Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is refueled by a KC-135 tanker aircraft from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, over the Pacific Ocean on April 4, 2005. The 509th BW is currently deployed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A B-2 Spirit bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force

A close up view of a US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO being refueled by the boom and refueling arm of a KC-10 Extender aircraft. The image was taken from the Boom Operators position

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Base: Whiteman Air Force Base

State: Missouri (MO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Chuck Reger

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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air force b spirit bomber spirit bomber bomb whiteman afb whiteman afb boom arm extender aircraft extender aircraft operators missouri air force close up view kc 10 extender refueling air force base b 2 spirit bomber whiteman air force base technical sergeant air force b 2 spirit bomber boom operators position kc 10 extender aircraft tsgt chuck reger us air force b 2 spirit usaf military aircraft us national archives
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12/09/1997
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