• Sedalia and Whiteman celebrate 20th Anniversary of the B-2

    "In 1989 Air Vehicle 1, tail number 82-1066, appropriately named Spirit of America, took off to the skies," said Col. Robert Wheeler, 509th Bomb Wing commander, during his speech at the 20th anniversary celebration of the first flight of the B-2. The event was held at State Fair Community College in

  • B-2 aircrews complete Polar Lightning exercise

    Four B-2 Spirit pilots assigned to the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a 24-hour training mission after flying a 10,000-mile roundtrip flight to Alaska as part of the Continuous Bomber Presence here. The exercise, Polar Lightning, supports Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces Command

  • Farewell, Team Whiteman

    While my time as the 509th Bomb Wing command chief comes to an end I can't help but reflect on you, our wing and the mission. The 509th BW has a proud heritage of fighting and winning and I am proud to have worn the patch of the mighty 509th twice in my career! Each and every one of you has done

  • Reflections as a member of the Air Force family

    I write this article as a member of the Whiteman Chiefs Group, which I, am so very privileged to be part of. I have been retired since January 1994, and would like to share with you some reflections on being part of the Air Force family. For each of us that have been part of the Air Force,

  • B-2s, F22s conduct historic overseas deployment to the Pacific

    Twelve F-22 Raptors departed here recently following a historic deployment marking the first time, B-2 Spirits and F-22 Raptors, the key national strategic stealth assets in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States. The B-2s arrived i February joining the

  • Vice President visits Whiteman

    "We owe you and your families, and we are putting our money where our mouth is," said Vice President Joe Biden. That was the overall message he shared with more than a thousand of Whiteman members during a troop rally April 16. "We are tremendously proud of our global mission and our ability to

  • Whiteman revives tradition: B-2 dedicated crew chiefs recognized

    One by one, 13 of Whiteman's B-2 dedicated crew chiefs stood front and center at the Mission's End April 10 for an induction ceremony. Witnessed by friends, family and fellow maintainers, it was something "very important to recognize, as indicated by the crowd," said Chief Master Sgt. James Bell,

  • Curb Alcohol Abuse with Help from TRICARE

    It only takes one. A single drink can have multiple effects on an individual. Depending on the person, these could include difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times or impaired memory. Those are just a few of the short-term effects. Heavy drinking over a long period

  • Barksdale Air Force Base Picked as New Home of Global Strike Command

    Barksdale Air Force Base, La., has been picked as the new home of the Air Force's Global Strike Command, which will oversee most of the military's nuclear bomber fleet and strategic ballistic missile operations, the Air Force announced today. Global Strike Command will include both the 8th and 20th