• The 509th Bomb Wing Executes Agile Combat Employment Training

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – More than 100 Airmen and DOD civilians from the 509th Bomb Wing rapidly boarded a C-17 Globemaster III and departed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri for a Field Training Exercise at Ft. Smith, Arkansas to help train Airmen on Agile Combat Employment concepts,

  • STEM Fest

    Whiteman Air Force Base hosted the first 2024 Wings Over Whiteman STEM Fest July 12, 2024, kicking off the festivities for the 2024 WOW Air Show.

  • Wings Over Whiteman 2024 returns July 13-14

    The 2024 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show will take place on July 13 and 14, 2024, featuring Air Combat Command’s A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team, a KC-135 Stratotanker Demonstration Team and includes a B-2 Spirit flyover.  The free, family-friendly event is open to the public and will provide

  • Military and Junior Youth of the Year

    Team Whiteman’s own Emmanuel Tillman and Alexis Posey, students at the Youth Center, were recently named Junior Youth of the Year and Military Youth of the Year respectively.

  • Unity in Diversity: Honoring AANHPI Heritage Month

    May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month to celebrate the legacy and contribution of these communities in the U.S.That celebration brings together Airmen from around the world at Whiteman Air Force Base. Airmen like U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brendan Siuloa from

  • Unleashed from Duty: MWD Azir digs into retirement

    Following two years of faithful service to the U.S. Air Force and about 1,650 mission hours, Military Working Dog Azir retired from duty on April 26, 2024, at Whiteman Air Force Base. Azir, a four-year-old Brindle Dutch Shepherd, previously assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman

  • From paw patrols to retirement goals

    Azir, a military working dog from the 509th Security Forces Squadron as he retires from active duty service and receives his civilian collar. Our courageous military working dog is ready to trade missions for belly rubs.

  • 509th CES streamlines dig permitting process

    The 509th Civil Engineer Squadron recently streamlined their process for locating buried utility lines prior to excavations, saving both time and money.Using $20,000 in innovation funding that they secured over the course of five years, the 509th CES purchased two radio detection locators, allowing