• Whiteman Airmen ensure aircraft safety with FOD checks

    As the sun peeked over the aircraft hangers, and the morning dew dripped from the parked aircraft on the Whiteman Air Force Base flightline, Air Force Global Strike Command maintainers, and crew chiefs were found stretched across the aircraft ramp standing side-by-side with plastic bags in hand.

  • First B-2 Aviator in combat set to retire

    Five O'Niners have been making history since the secret inception of the 509th Composite Group, Dec. 17, 1944. From the days of Strategic Air Command to the current Air Force Global Strike Command, the 509th has played an integral role in the sovereignty of our nation. Delivering the first and only

  • Props help recruiters share AF story with public during 2010 WOW

    Recruiters representing Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors came to this Air Force Global Strike Command base from surrounding communities, such as Blue Springs and Sedalia, to share military information with the public at the 2010 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show and Open House, Sept. 18 and 19. "The Air

  • Wings Over Whiteman scheduled for this weekend

    The skies over Whiteman AFB will be full of excitement Saturday and Sunday as a host of performers take to the skies, wowing spectators at the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house.The fun begins at 9 a.m., both days, and show attendees can enter through the Lemay gate, South of the base on

  • Under Secretary of the Air Force: Whiteman is a model base

    The Under Secretary of the Air Force highlighted this base as a model for Air Force global strike capabilities and Total Force Integration during a visit here Sept. 2-3. The Hon. Erin C. Conaton interacted with Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors during her base tour, which included a preview of the B-2,

  • Missileer recalls stand down of 351st

    Whiteman Air Force Base and its associate units have a rich history of providing pivotal blows to America's enemies. From the WACO Gliders of WWI that silently flew troops and supplies behind enemy lines, to the cutting edge of stealth bomber technology, the B-2, Whiteman's revolutionary missions

  • Whiteman capabilities tested during integrated RF-A

    More than 150 Airmen from operations, maintenance and security forces units here fused into the 13th Bomb Squadron detachment to attend Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson AFB, Aug. 5-20.RF-A is a combat operations exercise that corresponds to the designed operational capability of participating units in

  • Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm assumes command of 509th BW

    Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. - Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing in a ceremony here Monday morning, transferring the leadership of America's only B-2 wing from Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler.Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony,

  • Ground equipment maintains Stealth deterrence

    The B-2 stealth bomber is a dramatic leap in technology from traditional bombers that provide global deterrence and air power for the Air Force. With all its innovation and technological advances, the aircraft requires a dedicated ground support to keep it in the skies.More than 90 men and women of