• UCM Military Appreciation tailgate and game

    Hundreds of military families attended a free tailgate and game during Military Apprecaiation Day at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg, Mo., Oct. 8, 2016. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the 509th Bomb Wing commander, performed a coin toss before the start of the

  • Combating DUIs: 509 SFS keeps Team Whiteman safe

    Members of the 509th Security Force Squadron (SFS) are tasked with the mission of defending the strategic deterrence mission at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. A key element of the SFS mission is ensuring that all drivers on the installation abide by the law.

  • Whiteman on the ready

    Training tested first and emergency responders in their ability to defeat a hostile force and identify hazards present at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 20 - 21, 2016.

  • Aardvark static display goes "dark vark"

    Low observable technicians from the 509th Maintenance Squadron tape off sections of an FB-111A General Dynamics Aardvark static display prior to repainting it at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 13, 2016. During the restoration process, the aircraft was sanded, primed, repainted and received

  • Missouri Veterans' Home visits Team Whiteman

    Veterans from the Missouri Veterans’ Home visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 26, 2016, to learn about the Whiteman mission and trade stories about their time in the service. The 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) hosted the veterans after Staff Sgt. Ryan Jardina, the NCO in charge

  • How Whiteman Airmen fit into the global nuclear deterrence mission

    If you turn a wrench, inspect a small piece of equipment on the jet, feed the troops, ensure we get paid, take pictures of Airmen, administer health evaluations, build or maintain our facilities, or do any other of the hundreds of jobs and roles and tasks necessary to execute the Whiteman mission;

  • Assurance and Deterrence

    U.S. Strategic Command forces operate 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week detecting and deterring strategic attack against the U.S. and our allies.

  • 509th BW leaders play BAAD role

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV, the 509th Bomb Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, visit Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., during their deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.