A KC-135 Stratotanker's flying boom awaits a B-2 Spirit to be refueled during an air refueling mission. The B-2 Spirit is from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. and the KC-135 Stratotanker is assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)