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US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki during WW2

The mushroom cloud blooms after the 509th Composite Group dropped the atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Boy" on August 9, 1945, over Nagasaki, Japan. (Courtesy photo)
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Static Silverplate B-29 Superfortress honors 509th CG heritage

A B-29 Superfortress painted to commemorate “The Great Artiste”, a silverplate B-29 with the 509th Composite Group, sits as a static display on August 6, 2019, at the Spirit Gate at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Great Artiste participated in both the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 74 years prior, providing weather and documentation of the bombings. The aircraft was lost in a crash landing in 1949 in Labrador, Canada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)
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Static Silverplate B-29 Superfortress honors 509th CG heritage

A B-29 Superfortress painted to commemorate “The Great Artiste”, a silverplate B-29 with the 509th Composite Group, sits as a static display on August 6, 2019, at the Spirit Gate at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.The airframe was previously used as a search and rescue aircraft during the Korean War as an SB-29 which was designed to carry a lifeboat and other survival supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)
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Static replica of Silverplate B-29 Superfortress honors 509th CG heritage

A B-29 Superfortress painted to commemorate “The Great Artiste”, a silverplate B-29 with the 509th Composite Group, sits as a static display on August 6, 2019, at the Spirit Gate at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.The airframe was previously used as a search and rescue aircraft during the Korean War as an SB-29 which was designed to carry a lifeboat and other survival supplies. (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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AF personnel converge at Whiteman AFB to keep B-2 Spirit cool

Airmen 1st Class Logan Peters and Devin Julia, Ashkan Serat and Master Sgt. Jeremy Longo, pose for a photo on July 18, 2019. They served as part of a multi-organizational team that spent a week testing potential HVAC replacement units at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Courtesy photo)
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AF personnel converge at Whiteman AFB to keep B-2 Spirit cool

Airmen from the 509th Maintenance Squadron and other Air Force partners from across the country pose for a photo on July 18, 2019. They all served as part of a multi-organizational team that spent a week testing potential HVAC replacement units at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Courtesy photo)
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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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509th MXS jet propulsion flight boosts engine readiness to 18-year high

Staff Sgt. Thomas Laroue, an aerospace propulsion craftsman assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight, poses for a portrait on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Laroue and other members of his 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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509th MXS Airmen take engine readiness to 18-year high

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jacob, an aerospace propulsion Airman assigned the 509th Maintenance Squadron, poses for a portrait on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Jacob and other members of the jet propulsion flight work daily to ensure the fleet of B-2 Spirits at Whiteman AFB have the engines needed to accomplish the mission, with plenty to spare, giving Whiteman the highest readiness rate across the active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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509th MXS propulsion flight achieve highest engine readiness rate across AF

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jacob, an aerospace propulsion Airman assigned the 509th Maintenance Squadron, inspects a F-118 engine before diagnostic testing on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Jacob and other members of the jet propulsion flight work daily to ensure the fleet of B-2 Spirits at Whiteman AFB have the engines needed to accomplish the mission, with plenty to spare, giving Whiteman the highest readiness rate across the active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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509th MXS propulsion flight Airmen boost engine readiness to 18-year high

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jacob, an aerospace propulsion Airman assigned the 509th Maintenance Squadron, checks fluid levels on a F-118 engine before diagnostic testing on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Jacob and other members of the jet propulsion flight work daily to ensure the fleet of B-2 Spirits at Whiteman AFB have the engines needed to accomplish the mission, with plenty to spare, giving Whiteman the highest readiness rate across the active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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509th MXS propulsion flight takes engine readiness level to AF high

Staff Sgts Jason White and Thomas Laroue, and Airman 1st Class Kyle Jacob, all aerospace propulsion Airmen assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight, monitor computers on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. White, Laroue and Jacob run diagnostic tests and perform maintenance on the F-118 B-2 Spirit engine and contributed to Whiteman AFB achieving the highest engine readiness level across the entire active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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509th MXS propulsion flight test B-2 Spirit engines

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jacob waits for a signal from Staff Sgt. Thomas Laroue on July 9, 2019, in the F-118 engine test center on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Both Jacob and Laroue are aerospace propulsion Airmen assigned the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight. The jet propulsion flight helped Whiteman AFB achieve an 8-year readiness high with 375% of the engines necessary to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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509th MXS propulsion flight achieves 18-year engine readiness high for Whiteman AFB

A F-118 engine awaits diagnostic testing on July 9, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, The F-118 is the life source of the B-2 Spirit, the U.S. Air Force's premier stealth bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)
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An F-22 Raptor assigned to the F-22 Demonstration Team banks right during a maneuver flight demonstration during the 2019 Wings Over Whiteman Air & Space Show at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 15, 2019. Based at Air Combat Command at Joint Base Fort Langley-Eustis, Virginia, the F-22 demonstration team tours the globe and showcases the fifth generation fighter's extraordinary maneuvarbility and lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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(Clockwise from top) U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft static displays stand on the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 16, 2019. Various military and civilian aircraft were on display to the public during the two-day Wings O ver Whiteman Air and Space Airshow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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