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190827-F-XF897-1017

Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., the Eighth Air Force commander, speaks to members of the 509th Maintenance Group from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on August 27, 2019, at RAF Fairford, England. Dawkins visited members of Team Whiteman, who along with along strategic partners, have deployed as part of a Bomber Task Force to the European Command area of operations to conduct theater integration and flying training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1006

Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., Eighth Air Force commander, poses for a photo with members of the 509th Bomb Wing, on August 27, 2019, at Royal Air Force Base Fairford, England. Members of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, along with along strategic partners have deployed as part of a Bomber Task Force to the European Command area of operations to conduct theater integration and flying training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1007

Tech. Sgt. Erik Reiner, an aerospace ground equipment member assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, talks to Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., the Eighth Air Force commander, on August 27, 2019, at Royal Air Force Base Fairford, England. Dawkins coined Reiner for his contributions to Team Whiteman's mission. Members of Team Whiteman, along with along strategic partners have deployed as part of a Bomber Task Force to the European Command area of operations to conduct theater integration and flying training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1005

Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., Eighth Air Force commander, greets Michael Beaumeister, AF engineering and technical services representative assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base Missouri, on August 27, 2019, at RAF Fairford, England. Members of Team Whiteman, along with along strategic partners have deployed as part of a Bomber Task Force to the European Command area of operations to conduct theater integration and flying training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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STRATCOM deputy commander presents Omaha Trophy

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Dave Kriete, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command speaks to Airmen during the Omaha Trophy presentation Aug. 27, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Omaha Trophy is awarded by the Strategic Command Consultation Committee to units for excellence in strategic deterrence and support of global strike operations. The active-duty 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing jointly earned the Omaha Trophy for executing the best Strategic Bomber Operations of 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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STRATCOM deputy commander presents Omaha Trophy

Rita Sanders, former mayor of Bellevue, Nebraska, speaks to Airmen of the 509th and 131st Bomb Wing during the Omaha Trophy Presentation Aug. 27, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Sanders, a civic leaders from Omaha, represented the Strategic Command Consultation Committee – an advisory group comprising of business leaders who represent the people of the metropolitan Omaha area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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STRATCOM deputy commander presents Omaha Trophy

From left, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Dave Kriete presents the Omaha Trophy to Col. Jeffrey Schreiner and Col. Kenneth Eaves on Aug. 27, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Omaha Trophy is awarded to units for excellence in strategic deterrence and support of global strike operations. The active-duty 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing jointly earned the Omaha Trophy because of their interoperability to execute one of the country’s most important national security missions: nuclear deterrence by utilizing the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to deter adversaries and assure our allies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Johns)

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STRATCOM deputy commander presents Omaha Trophy

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, center, holds the Omaha Trophy with the U.S. Strategic Command official party after the awards presentation on Aug. 27, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Omaha Trophy is awarded by the Strategic Command Consultation Committee to units for excellence in strategic deterrence and support of global strike operations. The active-duty 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing jointly earned the Omaha Trophy for executing the best Strategic Bomber Operations of 2018. From left, the Honorable Rita Sanders, representing the SCC; U.S. Air National Guard Col. Kenneth Eaves, 131st Bomb Wing commander; U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Dave Kriete, STRATCOM deputy commander; Col. Jeffrey Schreiner; U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Terrence Meekins, STRATCOM Headquarters commandant; U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ziegelbein, acting command chief 509th Bomb Wing and Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Settle, 131st command chief. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Johns)

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STRATCOM deputy commander presents Omaha Trophy

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Dave Kriete, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command speaks to Airmen during the Omaha Trophy presentation Aug. 27, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Omaha Trophy is awarded to units for excellence in strategic deterrence and support of global strike operations. The active-duty 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing jointly earned the Omaha Trophy because of their interoperability to execute one of the country’s most important national security missions: nuclear deterrence by utilizing the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to deter adversaries and assure our allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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190827-F-XF897-1016

Crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepare a B-2 Spirit to be towed into a hangar at Royal Air Base Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, 2019. A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise RAF Fairford as a forward operating base for the unit, ensuring they are engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend the U.S. and its allies in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1013

Senior Airman Markeece Powell, Staff Sgt. Richard Huartson and Airman 1st Class Austin Sawchuk, crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, stand for a photo in front of a B-2 Spirit on the flight line of Royal Air Force Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, 2019. A Bomber Task Force deployment of the stealth bomber aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th BW at Whiteman AFB, arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise RAF Fairford as a forward operating base for the unit, ensuring they are engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend the U.S. and its allies in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1010

Airman 1st Class Austin Sawchuk, a crew chief assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, marshals in a B-2 Spirit on the flightline at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, Aug. 27, 2019. A Bomber Task Force deployment of the B-2, Airmen and support equipment from Whiteman AFB arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise RAF Fairford as a forward operating base for the unit, ensuring they are engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend the U.S. and its allies in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1012

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Huartson, dedicated B-2 Spirit crew chief assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepares tow equipment on the flightline of Royal Air Force Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, 2019. A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-2s, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise RAF Fairford as a forward operating base for the unit, ensuring they are engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend the U.S. and its allies in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190827-F-XF897-1011

Senior Airman Markeece Powell and Airman 1st Class Austin Sawchuk, B-2 Spirit crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepare covers for a B-2 Spirit after it landed at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, 2019. The Bomber Task Force deployment of the stealth bomber aircraft, Airmen and support equipment arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise RAF Fairford as a forward operating base for the unit, ensuring they are engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend the U.S. and its allies in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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190811-F-SG855-1127

Col. Jeffrey T. Schreiner, the 509th Bomb Wing Commander, speaks during a ceremony for the Missouri State Fair Military Appreciation Day on August 11, 2019, in Sedalia, Missouri. Schreiner, a Missouri native, spoke about the accomplishments of the 509th BW and how the communities supporting the wing and Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, have made it possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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Nurse commissions as an officer in the Air Force Nurse Corps at 509th MDG

Second Lt. Christina Renkoski, a nurse with the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps poses for a photo with her recruiter, Tech. Sgt. Mark Curry on July 22, 2019, at the 509th Medical Group Clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Curry, an Air Force health professions recruiter with the 342nd Recruiting Squadron from Overland Park, Kansas, assisted Renkoski throughout her process to join the Air Force and rendered the first salute of her career. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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Whiteman Aviation Club: Inspiring Airmen to take flight

Staff Sgt. Matthew Lewis, an aerospace ground equipment technician with the 509th Maintenance Squadron and the outgoing president of the Whiteman Aviation Club, poses for a photo in front of a Cessna 152 on July 13, 2019, at the Sedalia Regional Airport in Sedalia, Missouri. Lewis founded the club in November 2018. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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509th MXS propulsion flight Airmen achieve highest engine readiness rate across AF

Members of the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight pose for a group photo on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The jet propulsion flight works daily to run diagnostic tests and perform regular maintenance on F-118 engines, which power the Whiteman AFB fleet of B-2 Spirits. Thanks to their efforts, Whiteman AFB has the highest engine readiness rate across the active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th MXS Airmen train to repair B-2 Spirit engines

Aerospace propulsion Airmen assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight, train together to perform maintenance on an F-118 engine on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The flight runs diagnostic tests and perform regular maintenance on F-118 engines on a daily basis to ensure the readiness of the B-2 Spirit fleet at Whiteman AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th MXS propulsion flight boosts engine readiness to 18-year high

Airman 1st Class Mariana Salazar, an aerospace propulsion Airman assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight, trains to perform maintenance on an F-118 engine on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Salazar and other members of her flight run diagnostic tests and perform regular maintenance on F-118 engines on a daily basis to ensure the readiness of the B-2 Spirit fleet at Whiteman AFB. The jet propulsion flight achieved the highest readiness rate across the active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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