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Renovations to Whiteman AFB dorms to improve Airman quality of life

The newly renovated party room at the Atlantis Hall dormitory at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on March 27, 2019, includes a TV, seating and a new secondary kitchen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Senior Airman Dillon Lund, a low observable journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron holds up his Chief’s Choice Award and challenge coin on March 21, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Fisher, the LO flight superintendent with the 509th MXS, presented Lund the Award on behalf of the Chiefs Group after Lund finished his shift. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Senior Airman Dillon Lund, a low observable journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron poses for a group photo after receiving the Chief’s Choice Award for February 2019 on March 21, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Chiefs Group recognized Lund for his contributions on and off duty along with his response to a rollover accident near Columbia, Missouri. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Dover Biery, a 509th Maintenance Squadron Key Spouse Mentor, poses for a portrait on March 15, 2019, at the Maintenance Professional of the Year Banquet at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Biery was the recipient of the Joan Orr Spouse of the Year Award from Air Force Global Strike Command for 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Congresswoman Hartzler breaks ground on new Operations building

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, Brig. Gen. John Nichols, the 509th Bomb Wing Commander, Col. Ken Eaves, the 131st Bomb Wing Commander, U.S. Army Col. Doug Guttormsen, the commander of the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kendall Nugent, the deputy commander of the 509th Mission Support Group, and Michael Eidson, Federal Division Operations Manager, hold shovels during groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 22, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The ceremony officially began the construction of a new consolidated operations building to house the 509th and the 131st Operations Groups in one location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler addresses Team Whiteman during groundbreaking ceremony for the new combined operations building on Feb. 22, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The new building is a physical step toward increasing total force cohesion between the 509th Operations Group and their National Guard counterparts, the 131st Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Combined Operations Building ground-breaking ceremony

Shovels used during groundbreaking ceremony for new combined operations building on Feb. 22, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler led the event which kicked off construction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Manglitz, a B-2 evaluator pilot at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was one of the Airmen who worked closely with the high school students, guiding them in their design and printing processes of the protective panels for the aircrafts’ cockpits. “It was impressive to see the ingenuity and the initiative in each of these students,” Manglitz said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John J. Nichols, a B-2 pilot and commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, tapped the local high school robotics team, asking students to collaborate with Airmen to create a cover for four-switch panel in the B-2’s two-person cockpit. Together, they created a 3-D printed piece that is now used in all 20 of the $2.2 billion aircrafts. “This is an unbelievable story of partnering and innovation,” Nichols said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

Students on the Knob Noster High School robotics team designed a protective panel that covers four switches in the cockpit of the $2.2 billion B-2 Stealth Bomber. Each panel costs $1.25 to produce. A four-switch panel called the airframe mounted accessory drive, or AMAD, sits on the left side of the B-2’s two-person cockpit. The AMAD switches control the connection of the engines to the hydraulic and generator power of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

A four-switch panel called the airframe mounted accessory drive, or AMAD, sits on the left side of the B-2’s two-person cockpit. The AMAD switches control the connection of the engines to the hydraulic and generator power of the aircraft. Several stealth bomber pilots at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, recently collaborated with the local high school robotics team to design and 3-D print the protective covers for the panels. Now, all 20 B-2s at Whiteman use the panel covers during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

Knob Noster High School is just outside the gates of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Students on the robotics team worked with B-2 pilots to create a protective panel for inside the Stealth Bomber’s cockpit. Each cover is produced on the high school’s 3-D printer and costs $1.25 to make. All 20 B-2s at Whiteman now use these covers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducts aerial refueling near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during an interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. The aircraft are flying in support of a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission. U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating the U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)
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A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and F-22 Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing fly near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during a interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. The aircraft are deployed here in support of a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission. Bomber aircraft regularly rotate through the Indo-Pacific region to integrate capabilities with key regional partners and maintain a high state of aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)
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Spirited Sunrise

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepares to take off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ( JBPH-H), Hawaii, Jan. 14, 2019. Three B-2 Bombers arrived to JBPH-H on Jan. 10, 2019 in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) bomber task force mission.
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Snow removal on Whiteman AFB

A snowman built by Airmen with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron sits outside the 509th CES building on Jan. 12, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Across the base members of Team Whiteman took advantage of the nine inches of snowfall by building snowmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Snow removal on Whiteman AFB

Tech Sgt. Broc French, the NCO in charge of the Pavements and Equipments shop with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, operates a snow plow on Jan. 12, 2019 on the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. In addition to the snow plows like the one French operated, other Airmen with the 509th CES used other specialized vehicles with snow blowers and brushes to keep the flightline as clear of snow and operational. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Snow removal on Whiteman AFB

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs with the 442nd Fighter Wing are parked during a snowstorm on Jan. 12, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Throughout the storm while the aircraft were sheltered from the elements, Airmen with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron kept key areas of the flightline clear from snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Snow removal on Whiteman AFB

Airmen with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron use vehicles equipped with brushes to clear snow off of the runway on Jan. 12, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. These vehicles helped remove the snow left over after the snow plows and blowers went through. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Snow removal on Whiteman AFB

A truck with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron sits on the runway as part of snow removal efforts on Jan. 12, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. While snow plows, blowers and brushes did the physical snow removal it was coordinated along with support vehicles and personnel from the 509th CES and the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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