• CMSAF Bass visits Whiteman AFB

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, speaks with Airmen assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 10, 2020. The 509th SFS provides security for all personnel, protection-level resources and other base assets assigned to the 509th Bomb

  • Getting the job done: Whiteman AFB Airfield Management

    One of the most important features of any Air Force Base is the airfield.  Airfields allow aircraft to take off at a moment’s notice to maintain readiness and demonstrate the combat capabilities of the Air Force. At Whiteman Air Force Base, the 509th Operation Support Squadron Airfield Management

  • Team Whiteman bands together, restores B-2 Spirit static display

    Airmen with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, 131st Maintenance Squadron and the 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron worked together to restore the famed B-2 Spirit static display and placed it back on watch on October 18, 2020 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.The Low Observable corrosion section

  • USSTRATCOM Commander visits WAFB

    U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Richard, U.S. Strategic Command commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, 509th Bomb Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Calhoun, 131st Bomb Wing commander, walk to Base Operations at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Oct. 14, 2020. The primary goal of

  • 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

    Expeditionary airpower is vital to meeting the Department of Defense’s National Defense Strategy, and members of the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron evolved that concept as it employed U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first overseas mobile operations center, during a deployment to Naval

  • Whiteman AFB total-force maintainers deploy in support of BTF Europe

    Total-force Airmen, key equipment and three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, have deployed as part of Bomber Task Force Europe in support of routine operations conducted by U.S. Strategic Command.During this deployment from the heartland of America to Lajes Field in