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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha Karnes, 509th Security Forces Squadron defender, aims a M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, February 21, 2025. Karnes is one of two sniper qualified Airmen at Whiteman AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Alder)

Long Distance Defender

Warfighters from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and coalition partners from the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force recently completed Exercise Bamboo Eagle, an advanced training exercise designed to test their capabilities in a contested environment.

Bamboo Eagle Enhances Readiness for the 393rd

Airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings recently participated in Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base Sharpen Warfighting Skills at Red Flag Nellis 25-1

Stealth bombers land precision strike against Houthi militia

Stealth bombers land precision strike against Houthi militia

509th SFS wins Air Force level award

509th SFS wins Air Force level award

Innovation at every level: 509 FSS’s new composter

Innovation at every level: 509 FSS’s new composter

A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The B-21 will be the backbone of the service’s future bomber force, and will possess the range, access and payload to penetrate the most highly-contested threat environments and hold any target around the globe at risk. The bomber platform is being developed through the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, which utilizes streamlined methods to develop, produce and field critical combat capabilities. (Courtesy photo)

DAF provides B-21 Raider program updates

WAFB News

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conduct hot pit refueling on a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber during a Bomber Task Force mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Aug. 21, 2024. Bomber missions enhance the U.S. Air Force’s readiness to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific through joint and multilateral operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)

AFGSC News

The B-21 Raider program is on track and continues flight testing at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility on Edwards Air Force Base, California. The B-21 will have an open architecture to integrate new technologies and respond to future threats across the spectrum of operations. The B-21 Long Range Strike Family of Systems will greatly enhance mission effectiveness and Joint interoperability in advanced threat environments, strengthening U.S. deterrence and strategic advantage. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Air Force News

Patriot Day

June 2, 2021
Lifestyle and Performance Medicine shows promising impact on Airman, Guardian readiness

A new medical approach is being offered to Airmen and Guardians, which has shown to improve and sustain medical readiness and health by taking a more patient-driven, whole body approach to care.The Air Force Medical Service endorsed the creation of Lifestyle and Performance Medicine to improve how
April 9, 2021
AFGSC bomber mission showcased during Acting SecAF visits

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth saw first-hand how Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen are supporting world-wide bomber operations during visits to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Dyess AFB, and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, April 6 and 7.
March 30, 2021
Comm team enables a more flexible 393rd EBS

During the Bomber Task Force deployment at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in Aug. 2020, the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron advanced the Dynamic Force Employment concept by relying on an expeditionary mobile operations center. During the most recent Bomber Task Force Europe mission, the

ESTATE OF STAFF SGT. MICHAEL FRANQUEZ - Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Anyone with a possible claim agains the estate of Staff Sgt. Michael Franquez should contact Capt. Ray Jones at 660-687-4544.

ESTATE of SRA TEAGRE ALAN DENBOW - Monday, February 10, 2025

Anyone with a possible claim against the estate of SrA Teagre Alan Denbow should contact 1st Austin Stuck at 687-3606.