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"America's B-2 tasted combat for the first time in attacks on Yugoslavia."(Richter) On March 24, 1999, the B-2 stealth bomber took a 13-hour flight, from Whiteman Air Force Base, to bomb multiple targets in Yugoslavia and then headed back to Kansas City. "I've got to tell you, these jets performed magnificently,"(qtd. In Richter) said Brig. Its main characteristic, which it is named after, is its low ability to be seen, stealth. The B-2 bomber is said to be the most survivable aircraft in the world. The B-2 is unique in its ability to quietly and accurately bombard a certain target. The U.S. government invested huge amounts of money to build a plane with top secret features. The B-2 bomber’s main feature is its stealth or radar evading ability. With its ability to not be seen, it can easily destroy its enemy’s high valued and defended targets. “If the United States is angry enough, they can go anywhere in the world – you won’t even know they’re coming – to strike you,”(qtd.in Canon) says a pilot commenting on the B-2 bomber. The B-2 has a wingspan of 172 feet but only shows up on radar as a bird or insect. The bomber can carry about 20 tons of nuclear and conventional weapons. The aircraft can fly about 6,0