Team Whiteman concludes Red Flag 21-1, personnel gains over 450 hours of experience

Operating as the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Team Whiteman concluded Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 12.As the lead wing for the three-week large-force exercise, Whiteman utilized the Nevada Test and Training Range’s 12,000 square miles of  airspace to ensure around 2,400

The Great Artiste: Preserving our legacy

As members of Team Whiteman come through the Spirit Gate each day they are greeted by a piece of 509th Bomb Wing history.The Great Artiste, a Silverplate B-29 Superfortress once assigned to the 509th Composite Group, stands watch over the gate.During World War II, The Great Artiste was hand selected

Super Bowl LV flyover took months of planning, coordination

For fans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Air Force Global Strike Command tri-bomber flyover over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, will last mere seconds.For the team planning this historic event, however – the first flyover of a major sporting event featuring a B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit

Team Whiteman executes nighttime training operations during Red Flag 21-1

Air Force Global Strike flyover to support Super Bowl 55 in Tampa

Three different Air Force Global Strike Command bombers will conduct a first-of-its-kind trifecta flyover during the National Anthem performance at the fifty-fifth Super Bowl, Feb. 7, over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.“We are very excited for Team Whiteman to lead the formation Air Force

Team Whiteman integrates with fifth-generation aircraft during RF 21-1, showcases forces’ power

Each year, many Wings and multitudes of aircraft flock to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, for Red Flag, allowing various airframes to integrate with each other and further evolve their capabilities for future sorties.“Exercises like Red Flag are critical because it ensures our youngest crew members

Fueling the future: Innovative plans to improve Whiteman AFB

Streamlining aircraft refueling is an idea the 509th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels management flight, has worked on since 2017. This innovative idea is now on its way to becoming reality.The Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Logistics Agency Military Construction project is currently in the first of a

Red Flag 21-1 kicks off at Nellis

Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from Jan. 25 through Feb. 12 as Nellis begins Red Flag 21-1, one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises.

Team Whiteman takes to Nellis AFB skies, kicks off RF-N 21-1 as lead wing

Team Whiteman launched four B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers and sent a large contingent of personnel to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to lead Red Flag 21-1, starting Jan. 25.Although participating in the large force exercise is not unfamiliar to Whiteman, it is the first time in years the 509th Bomb

Heart of Downtown: Whiteman AFB military family earns Warrensburg Main Street community volunteer award

When military members think of community, they may think of their immediate surroundings, like base housing and their coworkers and wingmen.Despite a year of shutdowns, masks and social distancing, however, one Air Force family at Whiteman Air Force Base was determined to reach out to community