While the B-2 bomber has already seen many milestones in its
first 10 years, the 394th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) is
currently training the program's first Navy pilot, who will fly his
first B-2 sortie at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, (WA) this
month.
Lt. Michael Orr, a native of California, has been flying the EA-6B
Prowler for the Navy since 1998 and began his B-2 training with the
394th CTS in April. The Prowler is the only platform that denies,
disrupts and degrades the enemy's radar, so the crews are charged
with supporting inter-service assets.
Since the Prowler helps the B-2 elude radar through electronic
attack, the 509th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) began bringing
Prowler students from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., to
Whiteman Air Force Base,