U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft are maintained on the flightline during a combat deployment at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, April 16, 2025. Six B-2s and approximately 250 personnel deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri as the 393d Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to conduct operations. The KC-135s assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing from Fairchild AFB, Washington supported the B-2s.The deployment was the largest deployment of B-2s in its history demonstrating U.S. global strike capabilities anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)
| Date Taken: | 04.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.10.2025 15:12 |
| Photo ID: | 9434417 |
| VIRIN: | 250416-F-SZ986-1382 |
| Resolution: | 7403x4935 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | DIEGO GARCIA, IO |
| Web Views: | 47 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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