• Cloudy with a chance of stealth

    Weather is warming up, rivers are filling and local wild flowers are blooming. It’s time to start making outdoor plans – if only it would stop raining.There’s nothing that will change the forces of Mother Nature; however, having the information to plan around her moods can make a huge difference in

  • Brothers in arms

    For many American families, children turn 18, head to college, move away and may only see their families once a year, if that. For those in the military or with a sibling in the military, it may be even less than that.Unlike these families, the Moensters had the opportunity to be in the same place

  • JBMDL KC-10 refuels Whiteman B-2 Spirit

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.  -- A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., refuels a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 6. Tankers are critical to U.S. Strategic Command, and Air Mobility Command is the only Air Force command with trained Airmen

  • Whiteman, Barksdale defenders protect operations in the Pacific

    During the 2017 Bomber Assurance and Deterrence mission, Airmen with the 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, joined their brothers and sisters assigned to the 2d SFS at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana to protect one of the military's greatest assets.

  • Maintainers: Keeping Spirits up overseas

    During the 2017 Bomber Assurance and Deterrence mission, over 20 different shops under the 509th and 131st Maintenance Group provided Airmen who embraced long days and demanding workloads.Charged with fixing any issues that arise with the aircraft, the maintenance Airmen, or maintainers, who deploy

  • Bomber presence displays global strike capability

    Three B-2 Spirits and approximately 200 Airmen assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, January 9, 2017, in support of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Assurance and Deterrence mission. During the deployment, the B-2s conducted local and long

  • B-2 Spirits destroy Daesh camps in Libya

    On Wednesday, January, 18 2017, Whiteman's Total Force team executed precision strikes against two Daesh camps in Libya. The strikes, which were completed by two B-2s over the course of a 30+ hour mission, were enabled by the dedication and professionalism of every Team Whiteman member. The strikes

  • SecAF visits Whiteman

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here Nov. 7 - 9, to engage with civic leaders and meet with the Airmen of the world’s only B-2 stealth bomber base.