A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, retracts its nose gear during a take-off for an exercise sortie. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN
Base: Whiteman Air Force Base
State: Missouri (MO)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
28/10/1997
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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