• Graduating ALS Class 22-D

    Graduates of Airman Leadership School Class 22-D pose for a group shot at Whiteman Air Force Base, May. 19, 2022. ALS is a five week course meant to prepare Airmen in being military supervisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Garcia)

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Whiteman Air Force Base hosts large-force joint integration exercise

    On April 4, the 509th Bomb Wing kicked off a four-day interoperability exercise involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country.Following months-long planning, Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to meet training objectives consisting of