509th Operations Group
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The 509th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit responsible for operating and supporting the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber fleet.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force operations group
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftCapability |
intercontinental range
ⓘ
stealth ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated | Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | stealth bomber ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWeaponSystems |
conventional precision-guided munitions
GENERATED
ⓘ
nuclear gravity bombs GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Whiteman Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
bomber units of the United States Air Force
ⓘ
operations groups of the United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Air Force Global Strike Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| garrison | Whiteman Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Knob Noster, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | 509th Composite Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineageContinues | 509th Composite Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct conventional and nuclear operations
ⓘ
operate and support the B-2 Spirit fleet ⓘ provide combat-ready B-2 aircrews ⓘ |
| nicknameAssociation | Spirit (for B-2 aircraft) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAircraftType | B-2A Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalFocus |
high-value targets
ⓘ
strategic targets ⓘ |
| partOf | 509th Bomb Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCapability |
low-observable penetration of defended airspace
ⓘ
precision strike ⓘ |
| role |
global strike
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| service | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform | B-2 Spirit stealth bomber fleet ⓘ |
| theater | global ⓘ |
| typeOfBomberForce | long-range bomber ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Whiteman Air Force Base