• Bussiere assumes command of Air Force Global Strike Command

    Gen. Thomas Bussiere assumed command of Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony Dec. 7, becoming the newest leader of the organization responsible for the nation's only intercontinental ballistic missile and strategic bomber forces.

  • The lessons we learn

    I signed up for the build a bomb event held by the 509th Munitions Squadron, to get a better perspective on munition Airmen’s work lives. Though I never expected to get such a clear view on how vital teamwork can be through this event.As Public Affairs, I had been to the munitions squadron before,

  • Spirit Vigilance exercise

    Spirit Vigilance exercise is captured at Whiteman Air Force Base, showing the capabilities of the B-2 and the Airmen who support it. Spirit Vigilance is part of routine Vigilance exercises that bomb wings across the Air Force conduct multiple times a year.

  • Spirit Vigilance: Defending the Homeland From the Heartland

    The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings completed Exercise Spirit Vigilance 22, Nov. 7, 2022. Spirit Vigilance is a training exercise focused on enhancing the lethality and increasing the readiness of the Airmen who support and execute the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber mission.

  • Luke AFB supports historic Ally training with bomber aircraft

    For the first time over the U.S., allied nation F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating out of the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, supported off-station training with B-2 Spirit aircraft assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, Nov. 15 and 17, 2022.

  • Military families serving military families

    My name is Tessa Fulmer. I am a mother, educator, and a military spouse here at Whiteman Air Force Base. Recently, my class made and decorated a “box of sunshine” for a deployed member of the Air Force. My students held a drive and brought in items over the course of a month. After the success of

  • 509 CES completes major runway light system modifications

    Temporarily shortening any base’s runway length in conjunction with runway repair work is no laidback feat, it takes a comprehensive coordination and execution effort. This is the circumstance that the Airmen at the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, found themselves

  • AFGSC saves millions, increases safety through CSP

    Modernization and innovation make the Air Force always ready, but modernizing takes time and money, while innovating requires new ideas. Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 Requirements division recently expedited this process, saving millions of dollars and six years of work by using AFWERX to