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Whiteman Base Community Council helps send 18 Airmen Home for the Holidays

Dr. Roger Best, left, University of Central Missouri president, Mrs. Jennifer Diehl and her spouse, Col. Daniel Diehl, 509th Bomb Wing commander, talk with Whiteman Base Community Council members during the 4th Annual Bomber Ball at UCM, Warrensburg, Missouri, Nov. 12, 2021. The BCC is made up of more than 250 members who represent 18 local communities. The council enhances relations between Whiteman Air Force Base and Missouri residents through various support programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)
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Whiteman Base Community Council helps send 18 Airmen Home for the Holidays

Casey Lund, Whiteman Base Community Council outgoing president, gives opening remarks during the 4th Annual Bomber Ball at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, Nov. 12, 2021. The BCC is made up of more than 250 members who represent 18 local communities. The council enhances relations between Whiteman Air Force Base and Missouri residents through various support programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)
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Air Force Global Strike Command STRIKEWERX Spark Sprint contestants

Air Force Global Strike Command STRIKEWERX Spark Sprint contestants stand with leadership and civilian leaders at the Cyber Innovation Center Friday, Oct. 15. Two winners from the S3 competition will continue to the 2022 Air Force Spark Tank competition representing AFGSC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Will Bracy)
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Ryan Fouts, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron project manager, developed a metal hybrid 3D printer along with a team from South Dakota State University. Fouts presented a similar printer in the second annual Spark Tank innovation competition at Whiteman Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)
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The 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation rodeo team holds the travelling trophy after winning the annual Ground Transportation Rodeo at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Aug. 5, 2021. The rodeo tested ground transportation Airmen from across the Air Force on a variety of skills including a written test, reversing forklifts on courses, backing a tractor trailer into a narrow space and pushing a large bus. Due to scheduling conflicts, the LRS teammates shared in childcare duties. (Courtesy Photo)
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Enola Gay munitions loading

Maintenance and munitions crews back up the Enola Gay over a pit to upload the atomic bomb at Tinian's North Field, 1945. (U.S. Army Air Forces file photo)
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Commemorating victory

Members of the 509th Composite Group gather for a chaplain-led service on Tinian, 1945, following the surrender of the Japanese Empire. (U.S. Army Air Forces file photo)
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Japanese surrender

The Japanese envoy leaves the USS Missouri following the signing of the formal surrender Sept.2, 2021. Today, the U.S. commemorates the victory in Japan, or VJ Day, on September 2. (U.S. Navy file photo)
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A legacy remembered

The atomic bomb, dropped by the crew of the 509th Composite Group's B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, detonates over Hiroshima, Japan. The first of two historic drops, these missions contributed to forcing Japan to surrender, ending World War II. (U.S. Army Air Forces file photo)
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Bioenvironmental engineer speaks out on officer corps diversity

Then-Second Lt. Nephtali Castillo, 509th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, meets then-Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, during a base visit by the senior defense official to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 22, 2020. Castillo briefed Esper on his idea of bringing commissioned officer recruiting to his home island of Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo by 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs)
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Bioenvironmental engineer speaks out on officer corps diversity

Then-Second Lt. Nephtali Castillo, 509th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, meets then-Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, during a base visit by the senior defense official to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 22, 2020. Castillo briefed Esper on his idea of bringing commissioned officer recruiting to his home island of Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo by 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs)
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Bioenvironmental engineer speaks out on officer corps diversity

Then-2nd Lt. Nephtali Castillo, 509th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Bioenvironmental engineer, lower left window, gives a virtual oath of enlistment to an Air National Guard enlistee on Puerto Rico via a web chat portal. Castillo spearheaded the implementation of a virtual oath of enlistment process for Air National Guard recruits on Puerto Rico. (Courtesy photo by 1st Lt. Nephtali Castillo)
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Whiteman leaders learn valuable lessons from AFGSC religious affairs team

U.S. Air Force Col. David Kelley, Air Force Global Strike Command chaplain, and Chief Master Sgt. Steven Beasley, Air Force Global Strike Command religious affairs senior enlisted leader, tours a B-2 Spirit hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 27, 2021. Kelley and Beasley toured the work centers at Whiteman in order to gather a better idea of Airmen culture. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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Whiteman leaders learn valuable lessons from AFGSC religious affairs team

U.S. Air Force Col. David Kelley, Air Force Global Strike Command chaplain, and Chief Master Sgt. Steven Beasley, Air Force Global Strike Command religious affairs senior enlisted leader, has lunch with senior leaders at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 27, 2021. Kelley and Beasley met 20 senior NCOs assigned to Whiteman for a resiliency lunch and discussion. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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Whiteman leaders learn valuable lessons from AFGSC religious affairs team

U.S. Air Force Col. David Kelley, Air Force Global Strike Command chaplain and Chief Master Sgt. Steven Beasley, Air Force Global Strike Command religious affairs senior enlisted leader, tours the B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 27, 2021. Kelley and Beasley toured the work centers at Whiteman in order to gather a better idea of Airmen culture. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden announces Whiteman Elementary Student 2 Student® Chapter as MCEC Elite Team of the Year

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Diehl, 509th Bomb Wing commander, celebrates the win of the Elite Team of the Year award with the Whiteman Elementary students and staff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 21, 2021. The Military Child Education Coalition® announced Whiteman Elementary as the winning school of the organization’s annual Student 2 Student® Team of the Year competition, which recognizes school teams' contribution assisting and integrating military students in their classrooms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden announces Whiteman Elementary Student 2 Student® Chapter as MCEC Elite Team of the Year

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Diehl, 509th Bomb Wing commander, celebrates the win of the Elite Team of the Year award with the Whiteman Elementary students and staff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 21, 2021. The Military Child Education Coalition® announced Whiteman Elementary as the winning school of the organization’s annual Student 2 Student® Team of the Year competition, which recognizes school teams' contribution assisting and integrating military students in their classrooms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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‘Accelerate change or lose’: Updating Muns nerve center

(Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaun Pettis)
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‘Accelerate change or lose’: Updating Muns nerve center

(Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaun Pettis)
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‘Accelerate change or lose’: Updating Muns nerve center

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class, Sooraj Thaivalappil, 509th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, prepares the tail end of a Guided Bomb Unit (GBU-38) assembly during exercise Quick Fuze at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 20, 2021. Exercise Quick Fuze evaluates the squadron's ability to rapidly produce munitions. Quick Fuze is a routine exercise used to prepare contingency weapons for the B-2 Spirit and maintain operational readiness to effectively support the stealth bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)
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