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509th BW commander signs Fire Prevention Week proclamation

Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, poses for a photo with fire prevention mascots on September 13, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Schreiner signed a proclamation announcing his and the base's commitment to fire safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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509th BW commander takes first B-2 flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Lt. Col. Kevin Ward, 509th Bomb Wing director of staff and instructor pilot, congratulates Col. Garrett Harencak, 509th BW commander, as the commander holds up his Spirit coin for being the 407th person to fly a B-2. Colonel Harencak took his first B-2 flight in the Spirit of Texas Nov. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cory Todd)

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509th BW commander takes first B-2 flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Col. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander and Lt. Col. Kevin Ward, 509th BW director of staff, perform a “touch and go” in the Spirit of Texas Nov. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

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509th BW commander takes first B-2 flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Col. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander and Lt. Col. Kevin Ward, 509th BW director of staff, perform a “touch and go” in the Spirit of Texas Nov. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

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509th BW commander takes first B-2 flight

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Col. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander and Lt. Col. Kevin Ward, 509th BW director of staff, land the Spirit of Texas Nov. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

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509th BW leaders play BAAD role

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, (right) and Staff Sgt. Matthew Helms, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to marshal a B-2 Spirit at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 23, 2016. While visiting deployed Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Smith experienced first-hand the routines crew chiefs perform while on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

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509th BW leaders play BAAD role

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the 509th Bomb Wing commander, salutes an Airman after flying a Bomber Assurance and Deterrence (BAAD) mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 23, 2016. Tibbets visited his Airmen deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., and flew a BAAD mission in a B-2 Spirit aircraft, demonstrating the U.S. commitment to supporting global security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

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509th BW leaders play BAAD role

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, stands ready before marshaling a B-2 Spirit aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 23, 2016. Smith was given the opportunity to marshal for Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets, the 509th Bomb Wing commander who flew in a Bomber Assurance and Deterrence mission, while visiting Airmen deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

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509th BW leaders play BAAD role

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, (right) is instructed by Staff Sgt. Joshua Layton, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on marshaling procedures at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 23, 2016. While visiting deployed Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Smith experienced first-hand the routines crew chiefs perform while on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

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509th BW mourns hero's passing

The ground crew of B-29 "Enola Gay". Then Colonel Tibbets is in the center. This photo, part of Air Force historical archives, was taken in the 1940s somewhere in the Marianas Islands.

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509th BW receives Omaha Trophy

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Gen. Kenneth Chilton, U.S. Strategic Command commander, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., speaks to members of Team Whiteman during the presentation of the Omah Trophy. Whiteman won the Omaha Trophy for having the best strategic aircraft operations in 2006.

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509th BW receives Omaha Trophy

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Joe Scallorns, Base Community Council member and Brig. Gen. Gary Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander (middle left to middle right respectively), display the Omaha Trophy presented by Gen. Kevin Chilton, U.S. Strategic Command commander, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and Jim Krieger, Gallup Poll organization vice president (far left and far right respectively). The Omaha Trophy was presented to the Strategic Air Command in 1971 on behalf of the citizens of Omaha, Neb., by the SAC Consultation Committee, with the request that it be awarded annually to the outstanding SAC wing.

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509th BW wins STRATCOM’s Omaha Trophy

Senior Airmen Eric Hinckley (left) and Christopher Smith, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare to launch a B-2 for a training sortie May 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Summers)

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509th CES change of command

Col. Ed Keegan, 509th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon of the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron to Maj. Craig Johnson during a change-of-command ceremony June 27. Major Johnson was previously the commander of the 355th CES operations flight, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Lt. Col. Pamela Moxely, the former 509th CES commander, moves on to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, U.K., and becomes the 100th Mission Support Group deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cory Todd)

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509th CES enhances construction skills on generator install

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Labyron Padilla, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, removes an old generator at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 25, 2020. The old generator was replaced by a new generator that provides backup power to the fuel pumps that provide fuel to the B-2 Spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

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509th CES enhances construction skills on generator install

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Evans, 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron structures journeyman, left, and Airman 1st Class Melvin Sirleaf, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron structures apprentice, spread concrete for a new construction project for a new generator at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 6, 2020. The project was an opportunity for Airmen to train in unique aspects of their jobs, which are normally performed overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

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509th CES enhances construction skills on generator install

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jorge Morales-Corona, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and heavy equipment apprentice, compacts the ground with a tamper on a new construction project for a new generator at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 3, 2020. Approximately 35 CES members from six different sections, took part in the troop training construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

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509th CES EOD

Tech. Sgt. Ron L. White, 509th CES explosive ordnance disposal NCO in charge of resources, was deployed from August 2010 to March. This was Sergeant White?s tenth deployment, fourth of which was in combat, in his 15 years in this line of work. (courtesy photo)

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509th CES EOD

ANDAR, Afghanistan- Tech. Sgt Ron L. White, 509th CES explosive ordnance disposal NCO in charge of resources, was deployed to Andar, Afghanistan from August 2010 to March. Here is resting after a long day of operations. He was attached to an Army Air Assault Division. (courtesy photo)

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509th CES helps rebuild Tyndall AFB

Senior Airman Brandon Gene B. Arroyo assigned to the electrical power pro section of the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, performs maintenance on a power generator during his mobilization to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fl. from mid-November to December, 2018. Arroyo mobilized to Tyndall AFB, Fl. with 10 other 509th CES Airmen in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael where they partnered with CES from across the country to restore the strategic base to operational status (Courtesy photo)

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