{"id":26488,"date":"2019-04-29T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T11:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/29\/how-to-build-the-mr-potato-bomb-for-the-b-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:07:47","slug":"how-to-build-the-mr-potato-bomb-for-the-b-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/04\/29\/how-to-build-the-mr-potato-bomb-for-the-b-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to build the \u2018Mr. Potato Bomb\u2019 for the B-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=2edce9fe-a29a-4887-9530-a42af8670b30\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-2edce9fe-a29a-4887-9530-a42af8670b30.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Find out from the pilots and crew what role the B-2 and Whiteman AFB would play in a potential nuclear conflict.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. \u2014 The B-2 bomber aircraft can carry both conventional loads, with a variety of munitions such as the Joint Direct Attack Munition, and nuclear loads, currently in the form of the B61 and B83 bombs. Overall, it can carry up to 40,000 pounds of munitions, with a mix depending on the mission set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern, conventional munitions come with flexibility, something technicians take advantage of when called to load the bomber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI describe it as \u2018Mr. Potato Bomb,\u2019 \u201d said Master Sgt. 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Those notices come in the form of something known as an air tasking order fragmentary, or FRAG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe FRAG will determine the required fuze settings to determine whether ops needs bombs to penetrate the target before blowing up, hit the target and blow up, or blow up above the ground,\u201d Kumashiro told Defense News. \u201cAdditionally, there are dumb fins that do not move, and there are smart fins that guide the bomb to the target.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/global-strike\/\" target=_blank><i><b>Click here for more from the special report on the U.S. nuclear enterprise. <\/b><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Components are moved from a storage facility to the munitions pad, where they are typically built on a munitions assembly conveyor, which is basically a rail system and an assembly line for the weapons. 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There\u2019s physical security, of course, but also mental security. Whiteman maintains a robust Personal Reliability Program team, or PRP. That group of airmen have the sole focus of making sure those handling strategic systems are up to the task. That includes checking security clearances, foreign contacts, and both mental and physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the 131st Bomb Wing\u2019s Senior Airman Katie Major put it: \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to see what type of medications they\u2019re using, if their psych is good \u2014 that\u2019s a big thing. We\u2019re looking for any distractions to their duties that could stop them from doing their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a PRP monitor, we\u2019re kind of the first line of defense,\u201d said 131st Bomb Wing Tech Sgt. 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If they need a break because of life issues that impact their job performance, we work them through that process and then get them back on track so they can complete that mission,&#8221; Freeman explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That mental health check ties back into those who make and manage the conventional and nuclear weapons: Those personnel don\u2019t always know whether the bombs they are produced will be detonated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t always know what we are doing, we\u2019re kept in the dark almost as much as the outside populous,\u201d Inwood said. \u201cWe will run exercises, we\u2019ll run bomb builds and we load things up. Sometimes the B-2 takes them places and gets rid of our enemies, and sometimes they just take the munitions on a trip and they come back down and we [off]load them. So we\u2019re never quite sure what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat&#8217;s difficult. 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