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Alexis Baumgartner poses for a photo on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. on April 7 2025. Baumgartner was recently named the 2024 Air Force Global Strike Command’s Key Support Liaison of the Year and 2025 Eighth Air Force Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year, recognizing five years of dedicated service to Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryson Sherard)

Supporting the Mission from Home: Baumgartner Named KSL of the Year

2nd Lt. Brookelyn Messenger, weapons flight commander with the 393rd Bomber Generation Squadron, poses for a photo on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. on April 4,2025. Messenger has been recognized as one of the Air Force’s top athletes, earning the Air Force Global Strike Command Athlete of the Year award for her achievements in volleyball.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryson Sherard)

Whiteman Airmen wins AFGSC Athlete of the Year

Technical Sgt. Eric Kunkel, a 509th Maintenance Group phase inspection craftsman, has been selected for the Army’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at Baylor University.
The highly competitive program is the only active-duty-to-physical-therapy pathway in the military that allows service members to earn their degree while remaining on active duty. Kunkel was one of only two Air Force members selected for the program this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryson Sherard)

Whiteman Airman Selected for Army Physical Therapy Program at Baylor University

-- The 509th Maintenance Group at Whiteman Air Force Base is celebrating a triumphant return to the winner's circle, securing the coveted Maj. Gen. Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Trophy for Air Force Global Strike Command.

509th Maintenance Group soars to Daedalian Trophy victory

Official Photo of Captain Nicholas Forsythe, winner of the Aircrew Flight Equipment Officer of the Year.

Whiteman AFB's Forsythe Named Top Aircrew Flight Equipment Officer

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

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)

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