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  • Rows of Airman Leadership School ribbons lay on a table during an ALS graduation ceremony.

    More than 40 graduate Airman Leadership School

    More than 40 airmen from across Whiteman Air Force Base graduated Airman Leadership School on Dec. 6, 2018.
  • Contractors prepare the special access program facility (SAPF) to be moved onto the flight line.

    New Special Access Program Facility to expedite 509th MXG diagnostics

    Christmas came early this year for the 509th Maintenance Group (MXG) in the form of a 58-foot-long by 14-foot-wide, 1.5 million- dollar building called a special access program facility (SAPF).
  • Brig. Gen. John J. Nichols, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, poses for a photo with local civic leaders and Knob Noster school district administrators.

    Knob Noster schools receive $2.25 million DoDEA grant, benefitting military children

    The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is awarding a $2.25 million grant to enhance the STEM2 and robotics programs, and introduce a virtual academy in the Knob Noster School District, where two-thirds of the 1,600 students are connected to Whiteman Air Force Base.
  • Retired Senior Master Sgt. John De La Rosa, an executive director with the John Maxwell Team speaks in front of a group of Airmen about leadership during the John C. Maxwell Leadership Seminar.

    Whiteman AFB Professional Development Center hosts leadership seminar

    The Whiteman Air Force Base Professional Development Center hosted the John C. Maxwell Leadership Seminar as part of the 12 Days of Development series of briefings, panels and seminars on Dec. 11, 2018 at the PDC auditorium.
  • Senior Airman Austin K. Choate, a low-observable maintenance technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, poses for a portrait.

    Low Observable maintenance

    The B-2 Spirit is an American heavy penetration strategic bomber designed to break through dense anti-aircraft defenses without being detected. But, before the B-2 Spirit is ready to take stealthy flight, it must pass the discerning eyes and careful hands of the Whiteman Air Force Base maintenance team.
  • Senior Airman Anthony M. Bailey, a combat arms instructor assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron, familiarizes Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., Eighth Air Force commander, with the M320 grenade launcher.

    Eighth Air Force Commander visits his airmen at Whiteman

    Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins, Jr., Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Oct. 22-23, 2018.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Ed Francois and his wife Tech. Sgt. Brenda Francois style their daughter JazLynn's hair.

    Whiteman families build bonds, style hair

    The Airman and Family Readiness Program at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, hosted the first Braids to Buns event on November 6, 2018 at the base’s Youth Center.
  • Airman 1st Class Alexis M. Taylor is the lead baker at the Ozark Inn at Whiteman Air Force Base.

    Airman finds passion through baking

    In the Ozark Inn dining facility, before the sun rises over Whiteman Air Force Base, the lead baker begins crafting culinary creations.
  • Airman 1st Class Phillip E. Rock begins weaving a dream catcher.

    Navajo Airman continues family's military legacy at Whiteman

    Airman 1st Class Phillip Rock is part of his family’s legacy of military service – a legacy that, in fact, would not have continued if it weren’t for that military service itself. Stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Rock is a B-2 weapons load crew member in the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. It is his first Air Force assignment and the most recent in his family’s military history.

  • Base Community Council sends 10 Whiteman Airmen home for the holidays

    Ten Airmen will be getting a free ticket home for the holidays this year thanks to the Whiteman Base Community Council. The Airmen first heard the news during the inaugural Bomber Ball fundraiser event held at the University of Central Missouri on Nov. 16, 2018.
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