Sept. 18, 2024 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.
Sept. 16, 2024 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
Sept. 13, 2024 Whiteman Air Force Base Selected for B-21 Raider by USAF The Secretary of the Air Force has announced that Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri will be the second base to receive the Air Force's newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider.
Sept. 13, 2024 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
Aug. 28, 2024 110th EBS member takes his final oath of enlistment during BTF deployment For most Airmen, having the opportunity to travel to Australia for a Bomber Task Force deployment is a once in a lifetime experience. For Tech. Sgt. Chase Frazee, this deployment now has even more significance because he had the opportunity to accomplish the last re-enlistment of his U.S. Air Force
Aug. 22, 2024 Engines hot: 110th EBS Airmen complete hot pits on B-2 Spirit during BTF U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a hot pit event with the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber during a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 21, 2024.
Aug. 20, 2024 Interns gain hands-on STEM experience with 509th Maintenance Group High school students and graduates as well as college and Air Force ROTC students furthered their studies in STEM by interning with the 509th Maintenance Group’s research and engineering shop over the summer.The interns worked in specialized teams to help assist the 509th MXG RE in not only creating
Aug. 16, 2024 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploy to Australia in support of Bomber Task Force mission to the Pacific A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing and 131st BW, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, has began at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Aug. 16, 2024.
Aug. 8, 2024 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,
July 14, 2024 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.