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Oct. 27, 2020
Getting the job done: Whiteman AFB Airfield Management

One of the most important features of any Air Force Base is the airfield. Airfields allow aircraft to take off at a moment’s notice to maintain readiness and demonstrate the combat capabilities of the Air Force. At Whiteman Air Force Base, the 509th Operation Support Squadron Airfield Management
Oct. 26, 2020
Team Whiteman bands together, restores B-2 Spirit static display

Airmen with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, 131st Maintenance Squadron and the 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron worked together to restore the famed B-2 Spirit static display and placed it back on watch on October 18, 2020 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.The Low Observable corrosion section
Oct. 19, 2020
509th LRS, Big Brothers Big Sisters partner to keep kids in school during COVID-19

At the beginning of the school year, the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron partnered with a local charity to provide low-income families with laptops, books, and printers to help continue their virtual learning. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kurtis Chase, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck
Oct. 16, 2020
USSTRATCOM Commander visits WAFB

U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Richard, U.S. Strategic Command commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, 509th Bomb Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Calhoun, 131st Bomb Wing commander, walk to Base Operations at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Oct. 14, 2020. The primary goal of
Oct. 14, 2020
Air Force T-38 jets to perform Kansas Speedway flyover for the NASCAR Hollywood Casino 40

Whiteman Air Force Base pilots are scheduled to fly over the Kansas Speedway Hollywood Casino 400 in support of the local community of Kansas City, Mo., in the afternoon of Oct. 18, 2020.The flyover will include T-38 Talon jets assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron, which will pass over the track just
Sept. 21, 2020
Air Force Bombers Conduct Global BTF Mission

Multiple U.S. Air Force bombers from Europe and the United States conducted an extensive Bomber Task Force mission today, while integrating with NATO Allies and partners’ fighter jets. The mission flew over multiple geographic regions near the eastern-most portion of Europe and the western-most
Sept. 10, 2020
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flyover at Arrowhead Stadium canceled due to inclement weather

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flyover, originally scheduled for the National Football League season opener game on Sept.10, 2020, has been canceled due to low cloud cover and poor visibility.Continuing a long-standing tradition between Team Whiteman and our community partners, the Kansas City Chiefs
Sept. 3, 2020
Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

B-2 Spirits and B-1 Lancers participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise in Australia’s Northern Territory by providing long-distance air strikes as part of a combined task force with the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence Forces (ADF) in August.
Aug. 28, 2020
393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

Expeditionary airpower is vital to meeting the Department of Defense’s National Defense Strategy, and members of the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron evolved that concept as it employed U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first overseas mobile operations center, during a deployment to Naval
Aug. 28, 2020
The 8th Air Force command team visits Whiteman Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, 8th AF command chief, visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 24-25, 2020. During the tour, Weatherington and Smith visited Airmen, received