A B-2 bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base takes to the air Sept. 21 as flags fly at half-staff over Knob Noster Cemetery in Knob Noster, Mo. B-2s from Whiteman were part of the initial attacks on Afghanistan Sunday and will remain in the Southwest Asia region, according to a military spokesman, suggesting they might operate from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo / October 7, 2001)