• B-2 Spirit featured in AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Female defenders test new, improved body armor

    Twenty female defenders assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron received the new, better-fitting body armor designed for the female figure.The defenders will test the vest for one month before they are widely distributed to the women in the squadron.“I appreciate the time and effort that was

  • Whiteman AFB Leaders Sign Sexual Assault and Prevention Month Proclamation

    Pictured, from left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Wassmuth, 20th Attack Squadron commander; Col. Jeffery Schreiner, 509th Bomb Wing commander; and Col. Matthew Calhoun, 131st Bomb Wing commander, sign the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation at Whiteman Air Force Base,

  • Comm team enables a more flexible 393rd EBS

     During the Bomber Task Force deployment at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in Aug. 2020, the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron advanced the Dynamic Force Employment concept by relying on an expeditionary mobile operations center. During the most recent Bomber Task Force Europe mission, the

  • Newly renovated Endeavour Hall dormitory reopens at Whiteman AFB

    The 509th Civil Engineer Squadron reopened Endeavour Hall, Feb. 5, after more than a year of renovations.Endeavour Hall is the second building to undergo renovations. Similar updates to Atlantis Hall were completed in March 2019.U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Wade Meyer, 509th CES unaccompanied housing

  • B-2 depart Lajes Field for final BTF Europe integration mission

    A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, hot-pit refuels to support a Bomber Task Force Europe mission at Lajes Field, Azores, March 25, 2021. The B-2s rely on refueling capabilities at Lajes to enable support for joint and combined training, exercises and

  • B-2 Spirit teams up with B-1 Lancer in High North

    A crew chief assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron marshals a B-2 Spirit to a parking spot at Lajes Field, Azores, March 22, 2021. After a hot-pit refuel and crew change, the B-2s will team up with a B-1 Lancer, assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, for a Bomber Task Force Europe

  • Inaugural spouse resiliency training to take place March 29

    The L.I.F.E Center will be hosting a spouse resiliency training class March 29.This course is designed for all military spouses regardless of their affiliation with a specific program or base unit.Spouses who complete the course will receive a Spouse Resilience Trainer (SRT) Certification.“Those who

  • Ready and Postured: B-2 Spirit integrates with NATO ally at Lajes Field

    Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, along with more than 100 Airmen, civilians and contractors, arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, to participate in a series of Bomber Task Force missions in the high North European