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Caption:
OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE (AFIE) -- A KC-135R Stratotanker from Wisconsin
Air National Guardës 128th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a B-2A
Spirit during a training mission in support of Operation Nobel
Eagle. The revolutionary blending of low-observable technologies
with high aerodynamic efficiency and large payload gives the B-2
important advantages over existing bombers. Its low-observability
provides it greater freedom of action at high altitudes, thus
increasing its range and a better field of view for the aircraft's
sensors. It can fly unrefueled for about 6,000 nautical miles. (U.S.
Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dan Richardson)
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