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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Members of Team Whiteman participate in a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The class covered a variety of self-defense techniques for how to respond to and escape from common attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Senior Airman Rebecca Cingano, a 509th Maintenance Group maintenance management production scheduling Airman, spars with Senior Airman Kira Bendixen, a 509th Force Support Squadron force management, during a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Cingano and Bendixen practiced various fighting and ground fighting techniques they were taught in the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Billy Matheny, a 509th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, speaks during a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. At the end of the class Matheny answered questions about defending yourself with or against weapons and how to incapacitate an attacker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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Exercise Agile Tiger

On April 4, the 509th Bomb Wing kicked off a four-day interoperability exercise involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country. Following months-long planning endeavors, Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to meet training objectives consisting of high-fidelity distributed mission planning, coordinated long-range standoff munitions integration, dynamic targeting and advanced survival, evasion, resistance and escape scenarios. This event also provides for the development of new and non-traditional communications tactics, techniques and procedures.

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509th Bomb Wing Receives Historical Painting of Enola Gay

U.S. Air Force Col. Kyle Wilson, 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, points at an M2 High Speed Tractor on a painting of the 509th Composite Group on Tinian Island, Dec. 1, 2021 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The M2 High Speed Tractor was used by the U.S. Army Air Forces to tow aircraft at primitive airfields and came equipped with a winch, an air compressor and an auxiliary generator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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509th Bomb Wing Receives Historical Painting of Enola Gay

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Diehl, 509th Bomb Wing commander and U.S. Air Force Col. Kyle Wilson, 509th BW vice commander, stand for a photo next to a painting of the Enola Gay, a Silverplate B-29 Superfortress, Dec. 1, 2021, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The painting depicts the Enola Gay as it was on Tinian Island in 1945 with the markings of the 6th Bombardment Group. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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509th Bomb Wing Receives Historical Painting of Enola Gay

The Peacemakers, a painting by John Shaw, depicts Enola Gay, a Silverplate B-29 Superfortress assigned to the 509th Compositive Group, being prepared for the first atomic bombing mission on Aug. 5, 1945 at Tinian Island, is displayed on Dec. 1, 2021 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The painting was originally gifted to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida before being transferred to Whiteman AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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2021 Annual Awards

Team Whiteman’s annual award winners stand for a photo, Feb. 25, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The winners will be competing for Air Force Global Strike Command awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, speaks to 509th and 131st Maintenance Group weapons Airmen, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Bell spoke with maintenance Airmen about their experiences working with and on the B-2 Spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, speaks to 509th and 131st Maintenance Group weapons Airmen, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Bell has been serving as the director of logistics and engineering since July 2021 and he oversees maintenance, munitions, supply and transportation Airmen across AFGSC as well as the equipment, weapons systems and aircraft used by those Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Montano 509th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Montano briefed Bell on the capabilities of the AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile during his tour of the Weapons Load Trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, speaks with 509th and 131st Maintenance Group weapons Airmen, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. During his visit, Bell met with leadership around the base to discuss their preparations for the arrival of B-21 Raider and future operations of Whiteman AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, listens to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Minor, 509th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Bell also toured the B-2 Spirit, T-38 Talon along with maintenance and munitions facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

A Whiteman Air Force Base 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sits on the runway during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 26, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 provides realistic combat training that saves lives by increasing combat effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond)

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Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

A Whiteman Air Force Base 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit stealth bomber comes in for a landing during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 25, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Richmond)

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Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

A Whiteman Air Force Base 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sets on the runway during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 26, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. There are three iterations of Red Flag annually, one U.S. only, one open to FVEY (Five Eyes) participants and one that welcomes an expanded roster of international allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond)

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Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

Three Whiteman Air Force Base 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit stealth bombers sit on the runway during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 26, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 provides realistic combat training that saves lives by increasing combat effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond)

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Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

Airmen with Whiteman Air Force Base's 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for takeoff during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 26, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Participants in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 conduct a variety of scenarios, including defensive counter air, offensive counter air suppression of enemy air defenses and offensive counter air interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond)

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Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

Airmen with Whiteman Air Force Base's 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for takeoff during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 26, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag is held on the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is the premier military training area for the U.S. Air Force with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond)

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Whiteman AFB holds groundbreaking for new vehicle maintenance facility

Joe Wambheim, LS Black Project Manager, U.S. Air Force Col. Chistopher Schlak, 509th Mission Support Group Commander, U.S. Army Col. Travis Rayfield, US Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District Commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Diehl, 509th Bomb Wing Commander, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Anson break ground at the site of the new Vehicle Maintainence Facility on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Feb. 16, 2022. The planned 58,000 square-foot project will be 20,000 sqaure-feet larger than the current facility and will help increase squadron readiness and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryson Britt)

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