• Flightline fitness: One-stop shop for gains

    Maintainers and flightline personnel put in long hours working to keep the B-2 Spirit ready to roll at a moment’s notice. They work lengthy and strenuous shifts. On top of that, add the time it takes to get in and out of the entry control points and onto one of the most secure flightlines in the Air

  • Weekly commander's message

    Greetings, Team Whiteman!We are just over one week away from our 2017 Wings Over Whiteman air show, which is scheduled for June 10-11! This year’s air show, which is free to attend and open to the public, features an incredible lineup that includes seven decades of American airpower! For example,

  • Bombers in Miami

    The presence of U.S. Air Force bombers could be heard and seen across the clear skies of Miami Beach May 27-28.

  • Train together, fight together

    “I still remember the first time I saw the B-2 Spirit,” said Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Wesley “Wild” Pead, a 13th Bomb Squadron assistant director of operations. He was participating in combat training operations in the RAF Tornado GR4 at a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base,

  • U.S. Armed Forces in Miami for Memorial Day tribute

    Whether gazing out the window of a 5-star hotel along the Miami Beach front, or walking barefoot in the sand, the combined efforts of U.S. Armed Forces can be seen for miles along the Miami Beach shores over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-28.

  • Exercise Combat Hammer demonstrates global strike capability of B-2 Spirit

    Total Force Airmen assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group (MXG) and the 131st MXG participate in an annual exercise known as Combat Hammer on the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 8-12, 2017. Combat Hammer is an in-depth analysis of Team Whiteman’s conventional weapon employment

  • Operation Spirit: Stealth Samurai

    Camouflage face paint, check. Dog tags, check. Uniform of the day, check. The youth of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, were ready for Operation Spirit: Stealth Samurai.On May 6, 2017, the Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted a mock deployment for 200 members of Team Whiteman, particularly

  • Weekly commander's message

    Greetings, Team Whiteman!Last Saturday was an exciting day! In the morning, several hundred of our youngest teammates reported for duty as part of Operation Spirit. This AFGSC Year of the Family event provided our military-connected children with a glimpse at what their parents experience when they

  • A little rain can’t dampen spirits on Draft Day

    More than 1,750 people braved the rain to attend the Kansas City Chiefs Draft Day Event at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 29, 2017. Throughout the day, families were able to meet current Chiefs' players, ambassadors, cheerleaders, and the mascot, KC Wolf. Free stacks of pizza and a canoe