• AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Montano 509th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Montano briefed

  • 80 Years of Whiteman: A legacy of combat power and future of innovation

    As the Air Force commemorates 75 years of Air Power in 2022, Whiteman Air Force Base celebrates 80 Years of Heritage from the Heartland.The 509th Bomb Wing has had an impact on the Air Force since World War II and is blazing a new trail as the Air Force’s only B-2 Spirit Advanced Technology Bomber

  • Celebrating the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 80 years of warfighting history

    On February 1, 1942, the heritage, honors and lineage of the “Mighty Eighth” sprung to life. The Eighth Air Force’s story began during World War II and continues today with a charge to conduct indefinite strategic deterrence anytime, anywhere in order to safeguard the United States of America.

  • B-2 Spirit performs flyover before AFC Divisional Playoff game

    A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, performs a flyover before the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 23, 2022. B-2 crews perform flyovers as part of regularly scheduled training flights and to support community functions and government

  • Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 kicks off with allied forces

    Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. Aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

  • B-2 Spirit Pilot has Award-Winning Ties to 2022 Rose Bowl Game

    The B-2 Spirit will fly over the Tournament of Roses, January 1, 2022. The flight will showcase the long-distance, precision capabilities of the B-2 and its highly-trained pilots.One of the pilots has a unique connection with the 108th Rose Bowl Game between The Ohio State Buckeyes and the

  • B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Set to Fly Over Tournament of Roses

    The B-2 Spirit will fly over the Tournament of Roses, January 1, 2022. Continuing a lasting relationship with the Tournament of Roses, the B-2 will kick off the events with a demonstration of precision air power, while also launching the year-long celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th

  • Whiteman Strikers look to bring home the gold

    While Team Whiteman awaits the results of the 2021 Global Strike Challenge competition, many look back on lessons learned over the summer.  The GSC occurs every other year and features the world's premier bomber and ICBM operators and maintainers, helicopter operations and security forces units from