• The $5 Million Airman

    An Airman at Whiteman Air Force Base becomes the first junior enlisted from the base to be granted the authority to sign contracts valued up to $5 million.

  • Exchange pilot program cements partnership with key ally

    The United States’ Military Personnel Exchange Program gives American and foreign service members the chance to learn and work closely with one another. It gave Branson, a Eurofighter Typhoon pilot, a chance to become a B-2 pilot.

  • 509th SFS wins Air Force level award

    Being named Best Large Security Forces Squadron in the Air Force is nothing new for the 509th Security Forces Squadron.The awards package that was submitted reflected the operational intensity that the 509th Security Forces Squadron faces every day and is a culmination of a team effort.

  • Innovation at every level: 509 FSS’s new composter

    The Ozark Inn Dining Facility just got greener with the introduction of a new composter that transforms food waste into nutrient-rich compost. The new composter is the first of its kind in the Department of Defense, able to fully compost the food waste, unlike a traditional dehydrator, which

  • DAF provides B-21 Raider program updates

    The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force’s flexible global strike capability.

  • Mission Accomplished: Bomber Task Force Pacific concludes

    More than 180 Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base arrived last month at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia to conduct Joint and multilateral Bomber Task Force missions across the Indo-Pacific

  • Air Force announces second and third B-21 Raider bases

    The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as

  • The Hufty’s: Two generations of service

    A father and son duo are currently deployed together in support of Bomber Task Force operations with the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia.