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Athletes participate in the Missouri Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 18, 2017. This year’s Annual Special Olympics Bowling Tournament hosted 11 groups from around Missouri. Athletes typically train for at least eight weeks for the sports they choose to participate in. They can participate on a local level, followed by area, district and sometimes regional competition.

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The John L. Hennessy Award evaluation team visits Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 18-22, 2018. The Hennessy Trophy Awards Program was first conceived in 1956. The trophies are presented annually to Air Force installations with the best foodservice programs. There are two separate regions, east and west, in the competition this year. Whiteman, in the east region, is facing six other Air Force installations for the trophy. In order to win, the installation must show excellence in foodservice management, food quality, force readiness support, resource conservation, safety, good employee and customer relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Phifer)

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A U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician participates in the Full Spectrum EOD Warrior Challenge at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., May 24, 2018. The EOD flight at Whiteman Air Force Base hosted six, three-person EOD teams from across the country that competed for the title of TOP EOD Team. The competition included heavy weapon firing, large scale demolition, chemical operations, home-made explosive lab processing, evidence collection and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Phifer)

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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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509th Bomb Wing receives new wing commander

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- (Left to right) Lt. Gen. Robert Elder Jr., 8th Air Force commander, Col. Garrett Harencak and Brig. Gen. Greg Biscone, stand at attention while the men and women of the 509th Bomb Wing sing the Air Force Song during the 509th Bomb Wing change-of-command ceremony Sept. 14. Colonel Harencak took command of the 509th BW from General Biscone during the ceremony. General Biscone travels to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to become the deputy commander of Operations at U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia Haecker)

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509th Bomb Wing receives new wing commander

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- (Left to right) Lt. Gen. Robert Elder Jr., 8th Air Force commander, Col. Garrett Harencak and Brig. Gen. Greg Biscone, stand at attention while the men and women of the 509th Bomb Wing sing the Air Force Song during the 509th Bomb Wing change-of-command ceremony Sept. 14. Colonel Harencak took command of the 509th BW from General Biscone during the ceremony. General Biscone travels to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to become the deputy commander of Operations at U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia Haecker)

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509th Bomb Wing receives Omaha Trophy

Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander, addresses Team Whiteman during a Omaha Trophy presentation at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 28, 2014. Kowalski thanked Team Whiteman for all the contributions to the Air Force mission and their dedication to excellence. The 509th Bomb Wing supports USSTRATCOM's strategic deterrence mission by operating and maintaining B-2 Spirit bombers to deter strategic threats from adversaries and assure our allies of our commitment to their security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Crane/Released)

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509th Bomb Wing receives Omaha Trophy

Brig. Gen. Glen VanHerck, 509th Bomb Wing commander, addresses Team Whiteman during the Omaha Trophy presentation, April 28, 2014, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. VanHerck congratulated Team Whiteman for winning the award and for their day-to-day contributions to the U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force missions. The 509th Bomb Wing supports USSTRATCOM's strategic deterrence mission by operating and maintaining B-2 Spirit bombers to deter strategic threats from adversaries and assure our allies of our commitment to their security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Crane/Released)

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509th Bomb Wing receives Omaha Trophy

Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander, presents the Omaha Trophy to Brig. Gen. Glen VanHerck, 509th Bomb Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lee Barr, 509th Bomb Wing command chief, during a ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 28, 2014. The trophy is awarded annually to four outstanding units that represent USSTRATCOM’s mission areas. Winners are selected based on formal evaluations, meritorious achievement, safety and other factors such as community involvement and humanitarian actions. USSTRATCOM relies on various task forces for the execution of its global missions, including space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), global strike and strategic deterrence, and combatting weapons of mass destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Crane/Released)

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509th Bomb Wing receives Omaha Trophy

Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander, presents the Omaha Trophy to Brig. Gen. Glen VanHerck, 509th Bomb Wing commander, during a ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 28, 2014. The trophy is awarded annually to four outstanding units that represent USSTRATCOM’s mission areas. Winners are selected based on formal evaluations, meritorious achievement, safety and other factors such as community involvement and humanitarian actions. USSTRATCOM relies on various task forces for the execution of its global missions, including space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), global strike and strategic deterrence, and combatting weapons of mass destruction.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Crane/Released)

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509th Bomb Wing receives Omaha Trophy

The Omaha Trophy was presented to Team Whiteman during a ceremony April 28, 2014 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The Omaha Trophy, sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command’s Consultation Committee, is awarded annually to four outstanding units that represent USSTRATCOM’s mission areas. Team Whiteman was awarded the trophy in the Strategic Aircraft Operations category. USSTRATCOM relies on various task forces for the execution of its global missions, including space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), global strike and strategic deterrence, and combatting weapons of mass destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Crane/Released)

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509th Bomb Wing shield

Motto: Defensor Vindex (Defender Avenger), approved July 10, 1952

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509th Bomb Wing to receive new wing commander

Col. Gary Harencak, deputy director of requirements at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va., will become the new 509th Bomb Wing commander during a Wing Change of Command Ceremony Sept. 14.

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509th Bomb Wing vice commander receives award plaque during

Susan Haines, Exercise Tiger Association national executive director, U.S. Air Force Col. Kyle J. Wilson, 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Levon E. Cumpton, Missouri National Guard Adjutant General, pose with an Annual Adopt A Warrior award plaque, at Columbia, Missouri, Dec. 12, 2020. The event displayed the close bonds between Team Whiteman and the local Columbia community. Following the ceremony, service members participating in the event received USTF specific medals and were recognized during a football game for their outstanding achievements and meritorious service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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509th Bomb Wing Visual Aid 10-2

509th Bomb Wing Visual Aid 10-2

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509th BW Airman challenges mind and body

Staff Sgt. Samantha Scott, 509th Bomb Wing Command Post training manager, stretches before her first event at the K-State CrossFit Challenge in Manhattan, Kan., April 27, 2013. The challenge consisted of three event categories—deadlifts and pull-ups; 25-pound plate carry, wall-climbing, burpees and stair climbing; and kettle bell squat clean-thrusters, box jumping, 800-meter run and max-clean deadlifts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)

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509th BW Airman challenges mind and body

Staff Sgt. Samantha Scott, 509th Bomb Wing Command Post training manager, shows off her blisters formed during her weighted bar and pull-ups exercises during the K-State CrossFit Challenge in Manhattan, Kan., April 27, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)

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509th BW Airman challenges mind and body

Staff Sgt. Samantha Scott, 509th Bomb Wing Command Post training manager, performs deadlifts at the K-State CrossFit Challenge in Manhattan, Kan., April 27, 2013. The first event included the deadlifts and chest-to-bar pull ups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)

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