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Team Whiteman Airmen recognized during Kansas City Royals Armed Forces Night

A Joint Armed Forces Color Guard presents the colors during Armed Forces Night at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, May 21, 2022. The color guard included a member of the Whiteman Air Force Base Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Team Whiteman Airmen recognized during Kansas City Royals Armed Forces Night

Members of Team Whiteman hold a flag during Armed Forces Night at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, May 21, 2022. The Royals host Armed Forces Night every year in honor of those who serve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, flies over Wendover Air Field, Utah, May 10, 2022. Wendover Airfield, also known as Wendover Air Force Base, was the initial training range for the 509th Composite Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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Norris Jernigan, a veteran of the 509th Composite Group, poses with pilots assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron during a heritage event at historic Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 9, 2022. Jernigan served as an intelligence clerk at Wendover Air Force Base during World War II under the 393rd squadron. The 509th Composite Group, comprising of four subsequent squadrons- including the 393rd squadron, was stood up in 1944, as the weapons delivery section under the Manhattan Project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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Mark Novak, a volunteer pilot for Doc’s Friends, gives a safety brief to two 509th Composite Group veterans and their friends at Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 9, 2022. Doc’s Friends manages the operations of one of the only working original B-29 Superfortess’. The non-profit organization was invited to fly two original 509th Composite Group members on the B-29 to honor their service and contribution to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Conant, 393rd Bomb Squadron commander, observes a PT-13 Kaydet at Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 10, 2022. The Kaydet was used as a primary trainer aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s. (Courtesy photo)
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A retired U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress sits on the ramp during a B-2 Spirit flyover at Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 10, 2022. Wendover Air Field, also known as Wendover Air Force Base, was the initial training range for the 509th Composite Group. The B-29 was assigned to Wendover Air Force Base during World War II, as the weapon delivery section under the Manhattan Project. (Courtesy photo)
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The Historic Wendover Airfield foundation maintains Wendover Airfield, Utah. Formerly known as Wendover Air Force Base, the location was the initial training range for the 509th Composite Group during World War II. The 509th Composite Group was stood up in 1944 as the weapons delivery section under the Manhattan Project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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Norris Jernigan, a veteran of the original 509th Composite Group, buckles into a retired U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress, now knowns as "Doc," at Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 9, 2022. Doc’s Friends manages the operations of one of the only working original B-29 Superfortess’. The non-profit organization was invited to fly two original 509th Composite Group members on the B-29 to honor their service and contribution to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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220509-F-HO012-2003

The Historic Wendover Airfield foundation maintains Wendover Airfield, Utah. Formerly known as Wendover Air Force Base, the site was the initial training range for the 509th Composite Group during World War II. The 509th Composite Group was stood up in 1944 as the weapons delivery section under the Manhattan Project, with the B-29 Superfortress as its' assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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A retired U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress arrives at Wendover Airfeld, Utah, for a heritage event, May 9, 2022. The B-29 was assigned to the 393rd group under the 509th Composite Group during World War II, stationed at Wendover Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Senior Airman Rebecca Cingano, a 509th Maintenance Group maintenance management production scheduling Airman, spars with Senior Airman Kira Bendixen, a 509th Force Support Squadron force management, during a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Cingano and Bendixen practiced the techniques they learned in the class together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Morgan Dey, a 509th Force Support Squadron services Airman, spars with Billy Matheny, a 509th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, during a women’s self-defense class last month atWhiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Matheny taught Dey how to escape from a two handed wrist grab. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Katie South, a 509th Security Forces Squadron evaluator, spars with Billy Matheny, a 509th SFS training instructor, during a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Matheny and South worked together to organize the class and demonstrate a variety of self-defense techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Members of Team Whiteman participate in a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The class covered a variety of self-defense techniques for how to respond to and escape from common attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Senior Airman Rebecca Cingano, a 509th Maintenance Group maintenance management production scheduling Airman, spars with Senior Airman Kira Bendixen, a 509th Force Support Squadron force management, during a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Cingano and Bendixen practiced various fighting and ground fighting techniques they were taught in the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Team Whiteman holds women’s self-defense classes

Billy Matheny, a 509th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, speaks during a women’s self-defense class last month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. At the end of the class Matheny answered questions about defending yourself with or against weapons and how to incapacitate an attacker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
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Exercise Agile Tiger

On April 4, the 509th Bomb Wing kicked off a four-day interoperability exercise involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country. Following months-long planning endeavors, Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to meet training objectives consisting of high-fidelity distributed mission planning, coordinated long-range standoff munitions integration, dynamic targeting and advanced survival, evasion, resistance and escape scenarios. This event also provides for the development of new and non-traditional communications tactics, techniques and procedures.
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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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