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After Hours, Team Whiteman members burn the midnight oil

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo – A B-2 Spirit takes off 45 minutes after sunset Nov. 6. The long exposure the photographer uses shows the path of the B-2 as it takes off. The B-2 is ready around the clock to bring massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. The B-2 ensures there is no sanctuary for America’s enemies anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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Niner takes flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Army Lt. Col. Thomas Burson, 1-135th Attack Battalion, and Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander, prepare to take to the skies for more than an hour Sept. 22. The familiaritazation flight consisted of basic Army helicopter maneuvers. The AH-64A Apache from the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the Missouri Army National Guard sharing Whiteman’s ramp. (Photo printed with permission of Army Capt. Ben Carter)

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Niner takes flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Army Lt. Col. Thomas Burson, 1-135th Attack Battalion, and Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander, prepare to take to the skies for more than an hour Sept. 22. The familiaritazation flight consisted of basic Army helicopter maneuvers. The AH-64A Apache from the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the Missouri Army National Guard sharing Whiteman’s ramp. (Photo printed with permission of Army Capt. Ben Carter)

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Lock and load

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – AH-64A Apache takes off after being loaded to fire its munitions at Ft. Leonard Wood Sept. 6. The Missouri Army National Guard’s 1-135th Attack Recon Battalion recently implemented a new training program that allows pilots to arm and fly three AH-64 Apache helicopters from Whiteman AFB to Fort Leonard Wood for the first time to practice aerial gunnery at their monthly drill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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Lock and load

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Army Sgts.Chistopher Lorey, Brian Pummill and David Ezell, all from the 1-135th Attack Recon Battalion, load 2.76 inch rockets on an AH-64A Apache Sept. 6. The Missouri Army National Guard’s 1-135th Attack Recon Battalion recently implemented a new training program that allows pilots to arm and fly three AH-64 Apache helicopters from Whiteman AFB to Fort Leonard Wood for the first time to practice aerial gunnery at their monthly drill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

Photo posted on www.horizontalrain.com. Courtesy Sagar Pathak

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

Photo posted on www.horizontalrain.com. Courtesy Sagar Pathak

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

Photo posted on www.horizontalrain.com. Courtesy Sagar Pathak

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

Photo posted on www.horizontalrain.com. Courtesy Sagar Pathak

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 Spirit and T-38 Talon fly overhead of Whiteman Air Force Base July 18. The T-38, flown by Capt. Luke Jayne, 394th COmbat Trainign Squadron, performed a chase flight to allow Sagar Pathak to take aerial photos fo the B-2 in action. (U.S. Air FOrce photo/1st. Lt. Matt Miller)

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Sagar Pathak, a journalist for World Airshow magazine and associate editor for In Flight magazine, sits in a T-38 Talon here following his B-2 chase flight July 18. Sagar visited Whiteman for five days and was introduced to several aspects of the B-2 world that he blogged about on his Web Site, www.horizontalrain.com. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Miller)

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Blog Spot: Reporter highlights revolutionary airpower, revolutionary Airmen in web log

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Sagar Pathak (left) hands his camera equipment to Capt. Luke Jayne, 394th Combat Training Squadron. Capt. Jayne flew Sagar in a B-2 chase flight to allow him to take aerial photos of the B-2 in action. Sagar also was introduced to many other aspects of the B-2 world during his five day visit to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Snow)

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131st Bomb Wing milestone: MOGAR makes first all-air guard B-2 flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., - Maj. David Thompson, 131st Fighter Wing pilot, prepares to board the Spirit of Arizona. Major Thompson and his Missouri National Guard counter parts completed the first all-Air National Guard B-2 sortie here June. 18. The flight was piloted and launched sole by Missouri Air National Guard personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Charles Larkin)

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131st Bomb Wing milestone: MOGAR makes first all-air guard B-2 flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., - Col. Gregory Champagne, 131st Fighter Wing vice commander, and Maj. David Thompson, 131st FW, achieved a major milestone in their transition to the B-2 mission by completing the first B-2 sortie flown, in the Spirit of Arizona, and launched by Missouri Air National Guard personnel June 18. The 131st BW, currently in transition from the 131st Fighter Wing, is a classic associate unit with the 509th Bomb Wing and the first Air National Guard unit to take part in the B-2 mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Snow)

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Stealth, the way of the future

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., - Col. Thomas Bussiere, 509th Operations Group commander and Col. James Hecker, 3rd Operations Group commander, discuss the capabilities of their perspective aircraft during a tour of the Spirit of Missouri June 16. Representatives from Team Whiteman and all the operational F-22 Raptor bases came together for a B-2 and F-22 Integration Conference June 16 through June 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

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Steady as she goes

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., – Airman 1st Class Nathan Axelson, 509th AMXS crew chief, marshals in the B-2 Spirit of Washington flown by Maj. Geoffrey J. Romanowicz, 393rd Bomb Squadron pilot, and Jay Gibson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management, May 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)

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We have lift-off

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., – Maj. Geoffrey J. Romanowicz, 393rd Bomb Squadron pilot, and Jay Gibson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management, take off from the Whiteman runway in the B-2 Spirit of Washington May 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)

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Wheelin' Washington

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., – Maj. Geoffrey J. Romanowicz, 393rd Bomb Squadron pilot, and Jay Gibson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management, taxi by the hangers in the B-2 Spirit of Washington May 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)

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SMOKEX, prepares Airmen for world-wide missions

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., – Two C-17s, from McGuire AFB, N.J., and two KC-135s from Fairchild AFB, Wa., taxi before taking off during SMOKEX May 20. SMOKEX is an exercise designed to enhance the proficiency of weapons school students in dynamic targeting operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Park)

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Supporting OEF

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - An Idaho Air National Guard A-10, Thunderbolt II, from the 124th Wing at Boise, Idaho, takes off from the Whiteman runway May 6, as part of a deployment with the 442nd Fighter Wing to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 442nd FW members will fly both units' aircraft during their deployment and four months later, in a mirror operation, members of the 124th will arrive to replace them. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)

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