B-2 Spirit bomber - First 'unmanned' B-2 takes flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo.—Maj. Kristin Goodwin speaks with a crew chief before she and Capt. Jenn Jeffords fly a training sortie in a B-2 Spirit bomber Oct. 18. Flying the Spirit of Mississippi, they practiced conventional bombing and refueled with a KC-135 Stratotanker from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The Airmen are assigned to the 325th Bomb Squadron here. Major Goodwin has been a B-2 pilot since May 2002; Captain Jeffords became B-2-certified in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jason Burton)