• The Spirit Chapel: A safe space

    Chaplains and religious affairs Airmen with the Spirit Chapel at Whiteman AFB work hand in hand to provide care to service members, civilians, and their families.

  • New commander takes reins of 509th Bomb Wing

    U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Butler assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing from U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Diehl during a change of command ceremony officiated by 8th Air Force Commander U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri on June 21.

  • Whiteman AFB reopens LeMay Gate

    Senior leaders and community partners at Whiteman AFB celebrated the conclusion of the LeMay Gate construction with a ribbon cutting ceremony here. Infrastructure improvements were designed to help Whiteman AFB maintain readiness and provide better safeguarding procedures for national security

  • 509th Bomb Wing's Prime BEEF

    Prime BEEF is a specialized unit within certain Air Force Civil Engineering squadrons comprised of skilled construction technicians, earth movers, electricians, plumbers, firefighters, and explosive ordnance disposal Airmen. These units across the Air Force stand by to respond to and support

  • Resiliency: An Airman's Greatest Strength

    Balancing work and personal life can be a challenge in the Air Force. Airmen must often work long hours, take on additional duties, and keep up with their training. They often learn to be resilient to manage stressful situations, which can be important to get them through the day. For U.S. Air Force

  • 509th BW and 131st BW LO shops work as one

    How does the 80-ton, 172-foot-wingspan B-2 Spirit stealth bomber stay undetected on radar? Low observable (LO) Airmen from the 509th Maintenance Group (MXG) and 131st Maintenance Squadron (MXS) at Whiteman Air Force Base work side-by-side to complete specialized, technical work that enables the

  • 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron streamline loading processes

    The 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has a new weapons loading system designed to make the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber more lethal.Maintainers with the 509th AMXS trained with the new Launcher Load System (LLS) recently at Whiteman Air Force Base.The idea for LLS came from Air Force Global Strike

  • 509th Bomb Wing maintains a presence to ensure B-2 mission readiness

    Airmen with the 509th Bomb Wing participated in Red Flag 23-1, from Jan. 23 to Feb.10 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada to practice mission planning.Exercise Red Flag 23-1 brings joint and allied forces together in a realistic environment where warfighters can train on mission tactics, from planning