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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A U.S. Air force B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies in formation with two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, two RAAF EA-18 Growlers, and two U.S. Air Force F-16C Aggressors from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. Once in Australian airspace, the B-2 crews from the 509th Bomb Wing teamed up with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard to complete aerial refueling before integrating with the eight fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A U.S. Air force B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies in formation with a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, two EA-18 Growlers, two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets and two U.S. Air Force F-16C Aggressors from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. The U.S. trains alongside allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific and this most recent mission was no exception. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard during a training mission with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepares to conduct aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard, during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. Once in Australian airspace, the B-2 crews from the 509th Bomb Wing teamed up with the tanker before integrating with eight fighter aircraft—two RAAF F-35A Lightning IIs, two Royal Australian Air Force EA-18 Growlers, two RAAF Super Hornets and two U.S. Air Force F-16C Aggressors —to conduct training operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Aaron Porter, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels superintendent, has a discussion with members from the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Base Amberley, Aus., March 22, 2022. Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri were in Australia to assist a B-2 on a CONUS-to-CONUS mission. While the B-2 crews were teaming up with RAAF counterparts and U.S. teammates in the air, other U.S. Airmen were conducting joint operations on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A B-2 Spirit sits at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Aus. After conducting integration with RAAF and U.S. fighters during a CONUS-to-CONUS training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. After integrating in Australian airspace, the B-2 pilots landed at Amberley—for the first time ever—and conducted a crew swap on the ground before becoming airborne and integrating with F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, then returning back to Whiteman. Enhanced Air Cooperation improves our ability to train and operate with our allies and partners across the region promoting security cooperation across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A U.S. Air force B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies in formation with two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, two RAAF EA-18 Growlers, and two U.S. Air Force F-16C Aggressors from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. This mission was conducted to support Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A U.S. Air force B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies in formation with two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, two RAAF EA-18 Growlers, and two U.S. Air Force F-16C Aggressors from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. During the more than 50-hour round-trip trek to Australia and back, the B-2 received aerial refueling from numerous tanker aircraft—ensuring the mission was successful and further demonstrating the U.S. Air Forces’ global strike capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A U.S. Air force B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies in formation with two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, two RAAF EA-18 Growlers, and two U.S. Air Force F-16C Aggressors from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. The mission provided the opportunity to train and work with our allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Wes Hudnall, Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator conducts aerial refueling operations for a B-2 Spirit during a training mission in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. During the more than 50-hour round-trip trek to Australia and back, the B-2 received aerial refueling from numerous tanker aircraft—ensuring the mission was successful and further demonstrating the U.S. Air Forces’ global strike capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Molly Odovich, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, prepares to offload a fuel truck from a C-17 Globemaster at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Aus., March 22, 2022. Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri were in Australia to assist a B-2 training mission in support of Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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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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Angel Flight

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Stack, an A-10 pilot with the 442d Operations Group, poses with Falesha Wise (left) and her mother in front of his aircraft during an Angel Flight December 22, 2021 in Saint Louis, Mo. Falesha, a Springfield, Mo., native, is a loving wife and mom of three who is currently fighting cancer for the third time and is enrolled in a clinical trial in St Louis. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Gregory Stack)

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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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