The 13th Bomb Squadron is an active United States Air Force organization assigned to the 509th Operations Group, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The 13th Bomb Squadron flies the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber on missions around the world.
The 13th Bomb Squadron is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being constituted on June 14, 1917, and was deployed to Europe during World War I. The unit has been engaged in almost every major conflict (World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Global War on Terrorism) in which the United States Air Force or its predecessors has been involved in since its establishment.
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Famous quotes containing the words bomb and/or squadron:
“There are no accidents, only nature throwing her weight around. Even the bomb merely releases energy that nature has put there. Nuclear war would be just a spark in the grandeur of space. Nor can radiation “alter” nature: she will absorb it all. After the bomb, nature will pick up the cards we have spilled, shuffle them, and begin her game again.”
—Camille Paglia (b. 1947)
“Well gentlemen, this is it. This is what we’ve been waiting for. Tonight your target is Tokyo. And you’re gonna play ‘em the Star Spangled Banner with two-ton bombs. All you’ve got to do is to remember what you’ve learned and follow your squadron leaders. They’ll get you in, and they’ll get you out. Any questions? All right that’s all. Good luck to you. Give ‘em hell.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)