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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

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Win...

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 Oper... More

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron performs a deflection check on an umbrella seal of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing aircraft. 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

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron performs a deflection check ...

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 Oper... More

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron prepares the surface of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, "Spirit of Oklahoma" from the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing aircraft for painting. Along with personal protective equipment, he is in a sealed paint vapor enclosure attached to the aircraft surface. 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

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron prepares the surface of a B-...

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 Oper... More

A close-up of the exterior of the cockpit area of a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the 509th Bomb Wing, inside the hangar. Inside the cockpit pilots can be seen climbing into their seats prior to engine start. 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

A close-up of the exterior of the cockpit area of a B-2 Spirit, stealt...

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 Oper... More

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron performs a deflection check on an umbrella seal of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing aircraft. 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

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron performs a deflection check ...

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 Oper... More

Civilian technicians prepare an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, RAF Mildenhall, for another mission in support of the National Command Authority

Civilian technicians prepare an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft from the 9th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT P.A. Tubridy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

The crew of a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the 509th Bomb Wing do a preflight inspection in the B-2s hangar. 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

The crew of a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the 509th Bomb Wing do ...

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 Oper... More

MAJ Frank Cavuoti (left) from Garden City, New York, and CPT Mike Ouelette (right) from Bolton, Conneticut, both B-2 pilots assigned to the 394th Bomb Wing, plan their sortie. They are in the "Vault" a secure underground mission planning facility where B-2 crews receive all their mission data and plan how they will complete their mission. 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. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

MAJ Frank Cavuoti (left) from Garden City, New York, and CPT Mike Ouel...

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 Oper... More

Medical personnel from the 509th Bomb Wing move a simulated victim of a vehicle accident, using a backboard, to a gurney upon arrival at the accident scene. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

Medical personnel from the 509th Bomb Wing move a simulated victim of ...

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 Oper... More

Two officers from the 509th Operations Group, escorted by a security policeman, carry aircrew briefcases containing sensitive materials away from a simulated vehicle accident site involving the alert vehicle carrying a B-2 bomber crew. 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

Two officers from the 509th Operations Group, escorted by a security p...

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 Oper... More

Close up of the exterior cockpit area of a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the 509th Bomb Wing. 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

Close up of the exterior cockpit area of a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber,...

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 Oper... More

Close-up of the cockpit of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing. Crew members are silhouetted as they prepare for the next mission. 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

Close-up of the cockpit of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bo...

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 Oper... More

A view of the front half of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, as it taxis out for take-off during 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

A view of the front half of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd B...

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 Oper... More

509th Security Force Squadron personnel use an under-vehicle mirror to inspect beneath vehicles entering and leaving the priority-A area around the B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber hangars. 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

509th Security Force Squadron personnel use an under-vehicle mirror to...

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 Oper... More

In the late afternoon sunlight a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the 509th Bomb Wing stands ready in its hangar. 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

In the late afternoon sunlight a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the ...

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 Oper... More

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, retracts its landing 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

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Win...

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 Oper... More

Key personnel of the 509th Bomb Wing meet in the base command post where all operational aspects of the wing's ability to successfully complete the exercise mission are presented. 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

Key personnel of the 509th Bomb Wing meet in the base command post whe...

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 Oper... More

MSGT Stuart, 509th Security Squadron, takes possession of two M-9 pistols belonging to a B-2 Stealth bomber Alert Crew that was involved in a simulated vehicle accident. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

MSGT Stuart, 509th Security Squadron, takes possession of two M-9 pist...

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 Oper... More

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing makes an evening landing after completing an exercise sortie. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing make...

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 Oper... More

A left side view of the prototype E-6A TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) aircraft during a rollout ceremony held by Boeing Aerospace Co. The aircraft will replace the aging C-130 Hercules aircraft in providing an airborne communications relay between the National Command Authority and fleet ballistic missile submarines

A left side view of the prototype E-6A TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Ou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Boeing Aerospace Co. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The "Spirit" gate at the base entrance is dusted with unseasonable snow flurries on the day before the exercise commenced. Global Guardian is designated to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effecxtively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

The "Spirit" gate at the base entrance is dusted with unseasonable sno...

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 Oper... More

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, taxis out to take-off during an exercise sortie. In the background are several of the unique hangars used to store and service the aircraft. 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

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Win...

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 Oper... More

With taxi lights on, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing taxis out to takeoff during the exercise. 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. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

With taxi lights on, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber from the 509th Bomb W...

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 Oper... More

A left front view of the advanced E-6A TACAMO (take charge and move out) aircraft during a rollout ceremony held by Boeing Aerospace Co. The aircraft will replace the aging C-130 Hercules aircraft in providing an airborne communications relay between the National Command Authority and fleet ballistic missile submarine

A left front view of the advanced E-6A TACAMO (take charge and move ou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Boeing Aerospace Co. Release Status: Released to P... More

The B-2 "Spirit" stealth bomber #0040, "Spirit of Alaska" assigned to the 393rd Bomb Squadron stands ready for aircraft generation in its hangar. 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

The B-2 "Spirit" stealth bomber #0040, "Spirit of Alaska" assigned to ...

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 Oper... More

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron prepares the surface of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing aircraft for painting during the exercise. Along with personal protective equipment, he is in a sealed paint vapor enclosure attached to the aircraft surface. 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

A1C Ryan Hill, 509th Maintenance Squadron prepares the surface of a B-...

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 Oper... More

MAJ Frank Cavuoti (left) from Garden City, New York, and CPT Mike Ouelette (right) from Bolton, Conneticut, both B-2 pilots assigned to the 394th Bomb Wing, plan their sortie. They are in the "Vault" a secure underground mission planning facility where B-2 crews receive all their mission data and plan how they will complete their mission. 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

MAJ Frank Cavuoti (left) from Garden City, New York, and CPT Mike Ouel...

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 Oper... More

CPT Tony Monetti, 509th Bomb Wing, checks out an Alert Crew van that was stopped in the middle of the street. The van was marked as simulated vehicle accident. CPT Monetti uses his radio to call the base firefighters to assist with the accident. 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

CPT Tony Monetti, 509th Bomb Wing, checks out an Alert Crew van that w...

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 Oper... More

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