The B-2 Goes to War is the true story of America’s secret stealth bomber in its first combat missions. In their own words, the elite pilots and maintainers of the legendary 509th Bomb Wing tell how they brought the billion-dollar B-2 to war against Slobodan Milosevic in 1999. With just a handful of aircraft, they risked the unknown and scored big successes. Their stories bring to light the inner world of the B-2’s nonstop 30-hour intercontinental missions – from convincing the Air Force leadership that the B-2 was a usable and worthy asset, to the intricacies of launching sorties from Whiteman AFB in Missouri. Filled with personal anecdotes, the chronicle of the B-2’s combat debut is a drama of SAM launches and endurance flying, ultra-sophisticated precision bombing tactics and the human response to combat.