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Aug. 9, 2021
Wingtip-to-wingtip: Join spouse pilot couple sticks together through career, life and flight

Their last flight at Whiteman Air Force Base was supposed to be special.U.S. Air Force Captains Lacey and Stephen Orians planned on commemorating their departure and final scheduled training missions, their so-called fini-flights, at the same time. Together, they looked forward to symbolically
March 6, 2020
Indiana State University AFROTC Det. 218 tours Whiteman AFB, enlightens future AF officers

Team Whiteman officers provided mentorship and career field insight to 28 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets, during a base tour, March 3-4.The AFROTC is a recruitment program aimed to develop Air Force leaders of tomorrow who will go on to fulfill the mission, represent its core values
Feb. 7, 2020
A pilot’s proposal that’s out of this world

It is not every day someone receives a proposal from outer space, but on Aug. 31, 2019, Capt. Stuart Shippee, a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber pilot from the 393rd Bomb Squadron, used his piloting knowledge to take his marriage proposal to the next atmospheric level by using a weather balloon.The idea
Oct. 7, 2019
Whiteman AFB graduates 10th ever female stealth bomber pilot

Capt. Lauren Kram graduated from Initial Qualification Training, making her the tenth woman to become a B-2 Spirit pilot, Oct. 4.In the B-2’s 30-year history, only 498 pilots have qualified to fly the long-range stealth bomber aircraft. The first female pilot to fly the B-2 was retired Lt. Col.

Wingtip-to-wingtip: Join spouse pilot couple sticks together through career, life and flight

Indiana State University AFROTC Det. 218 tours Whiteman AFB, enlightens future AF officers

A pilot’s proposal that’s out of this world

Whiteman AFB graduates 10th ever female stealth bomber pilot