A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sits at its parking spot on display Feb. 12 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The B-2 on display is one of four bombers currently deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence. The aircraft and approximately 280 aircrew and support personnel from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., have been in theater since Oct. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Center: Maj. Geoff Rowanowicz, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Andersen AFB, Gaum holds up two fingers to let 4 year-old Isaac Rits know it takes two pilots to fly the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, while his dad Lt. Col. Michael Rits, 13th Air Force, deputy director installations and mission support, holds his son up for a better view. The B-2 Spirit and aircrew are redeploying to their home station, Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Burgess )

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During a clear day, Senior Airman Robert Palalaya, 15th Security Forces Squadron stands guard at the entry control point for the B-2 Spirit during a media event. The 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is currently wrapping up it's deployment as a continuous bomber presence at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-2's low observability provides greater freedom of maneuver whle high altitiude flight increases its range and provides a better field of view for the aircraft's sensors. (U.S. Air Force photo / Vanessa M. Perez)

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Maj. Geoff Rowanowicz, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Andersen AFB, Gaum kneels down to talk with 5 year-old Jake Neslony, the son of 2nd Lt. Timothy Neslony assigned to Air Combat Command 561 Network Operations Site Detachment 1. Major Rowanowicz is part of the aircrew and support personnel that are redeploying back to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Military and family members were given the opportunity to view the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber Feb. 12, 2008 on the Hickam flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Burgess)

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Will Cole, military reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser interviewed Maj Aaron Pepkowitz, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Andersen AFB, Gaum on the Hickam flightline Feb. 12, 2007. Major Pepkowitz along with other B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircrew members and support personnel are on a layover at Hickam, before they redeploy to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Vanessa Perez)

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A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is towed to a parking spot Feb. 12 to be on display at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The B-2 on display is one of four bombers currently deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence. The aircraft and approximately 280 aircrew and support personnel from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., have been in theater since Oct. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sits at its parking spot on display Feb. 12 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The B-2 on display is one of four bombers currently deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence. The aircraft and approximately 280 aircrew and support personnel from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., have been in theater since Oct. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sits at its parking spot on display Feb. 12 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The B-2 on display is one of four bombers currently deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence. The aircraft and approximately 280 aircrew and support personnel from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., have been in theater since Oct. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Published Feb. 13, 2008

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