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May 12, 2022
The 509th Bomb Wing honors the service, sacrifice, valor of the original 509th Composite Group

Members of the 509th Bomb Wing attended a heritage event at Wendover Army Air Field, to honor the service, sacrifice and valor of the Airmen of the original 509th Composite Group.The 509th CG was stood up in 1944, at Wendover Airfield, as the weapons delivery section under the Manhattan project. Led
May 11, 2022
First-of-its kind Honorary Command Chief program kicks off at AFGSC

Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, Air Force Global Strike Command’s Command Chief Master Sergeant, kicked off the first-of-its kind Honorary Command Chief program May 10.
May 4, 2022
Honoring the Fallen: Senior Airman Elijah Posana

On May 2, 2021, Senior Airman Elijah Posana made the ultimate sacrifice any Airman can make. In a final act of selflessness, he saved the lives of three of his cousin’s, but lost his own. This act of his would posthumously earn him the Airman's medal, the highest award an Airman can receive outside
April 14, 2022
509 BW partners with Columbia College

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Diehl, Commander of the 509 Bomb Wing, signs a memorandum of understanding between Columbia College and the 509th Bomb Wing on Whiteman Air Force Base on April 14,2022. The memorandum acknowledges Columbia College's partnership by opening it's programs to the Air Force
April 12, 2022
Exercise Agile Tiger: Integrated deterrence in the heartland of America

Whiteman Air Force Base concluded the first iteration of Exercise Agile Tiger, designed to improve joint warfighter lethality through high fidelity mission planning, execution, and debrief.Exercise Agile Tiger enhanced participants’ ability to communicate, collaborate and operate together, ensuring

The 509th Bomb Wing honors the service, sacrifice, valor of the original 509th Composite Group

First-of-its kind Honorary Command Chief program kicks off at AFGSC

Honoring the Fallen: Senior Airman Elijah Posana

509 BW partners with Columbia College

Exercise Agile Tiger: Integrated deterrence in the heartland of America