WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Douglas Anthony, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stands prepared to marshal a B-2 Spirit out of a hanger for takeoff, Aug. 22, 2009. Twenty B-2 Spirit aircraft are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)