$1.2 Billion B-2 Bomber Crashes in Guam

The U.S. Air Force had 21 B-2 bombers until today:

HAGATNA, Guam — The Air Force says a B-2 stealth bomber crashed on Guam, but the pilots ejected safely.

The Air Force says medical authorities evaluated the pilots and both are in good condition.

Emergency responders are on the scene at Andersen Air Force Base . A board of officers will investigate the accident.

Each B-2 bomber costs about $1.2 billion to build.

All 21 stealth bombers are based at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri but the Air Force has been rotating several of them through Guam since 2004, along with B-1 and B-52 bombers.

The rotations are designed to boost the U.S. security presence in the Asia-Pacific region while other U.S. forces diverted to fight in the Middle East.

I'm glad the pilots are safe. It takes a special crew to drive these things when you consider that just about every mission starts and ends in Missouri, including the missions that were flown in Iraq.