While you prepare for the Raider rollout tomorrow, take a look at its predecessor staging an impressive Elephant Walk.

Eight B-2A Spirit aircraft took part in a rare stealth bomber Elephant Walk carried out at Whiteman Air Force Base, on Nov. 7, 2022. The impressive display of power was conducted by the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings as part of Exercise Spirit Vigilance 22 [note, in some releases, the exercise is called Spirit Vigilance 23], a training exercise focused on enhancing the lethality and increasing the readiness of the Airmen who support and execute the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber mission.

“This is a reminder that the B-2 Spirit bomber is the visible leg of nuclear triad,” said Col. Geoffrey Steeves, 509th Operations Group commander in a public release. “Simply put, the B-2 is the world’s most strategic aircraft. It is the only aircraft on the planet that combines stealth, payload, and long-range strike. We are charged with delivering the nation’s most powerful weapons for our most important missions.”