• 509th Bomb Wing Receives Historical Painting of Enola Gay

    509th Bomb Wing leadership put The Peacemakers, a painting by John Shaw, on display on Dec. 1, 2021 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. A community partner originally donated the painting, which depicts the Enola Gay being prepared for the first atomic bombing mission, to the 6th Air Refueling

  • AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Montano 509th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Montano briefed

  • Whiteman AFB holds groundbreaking for new vehicle maintenance facility

    The 509th Bomb Wing and the Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new vehicle maintenance facility on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri Feb. 16, 2022.The new vehicle maintenance facility will be 58,000 square feet in total, an approximately 20,000

  • 80 Years of Whiteman: A legacy of combat power and future of innovation

    As the Air Force commemorates 75 years of Air Power in 2022, Whiteman Air Force Base celebrates 80 Years of Heritage from the Heartland.The 509th Bomb Wing has had an impact on the Air Force since World War II and is blazing a new trail as the Air Force’s only B-2 Spirit Advanced Technology Bomber

  • Military Working Dog Retired and Adopted

    A Military Working Dog assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron was retired at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri February 4, 2022.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Villalpando, 509th SF military working dog handler, adopted U.S. Air Force MWD Stiffler, and have been enjoying the retired life ever

  • Celebrating the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 80 years of warfighting history

    On February 1, 1942, the heritage, honors and lineage of the “Mighty Eighth” sprung to life. The Eighth Air Force’s story began during World War II and continues today with a charge to conduct indefinite strategic deterrence anytime, anywhere in order to safeguard the United States of America.

  • B-2 Spirit performs flyover before AFC Divisional Playoff game

    A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, performs a flyover before the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 23, 2022. B-2 crews perform flyovers as part of regularly scheduled training flights and to support community functions and government