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1-135th Attack Battalion prepares for annual training with extra gunnery exercises

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Berislavich, of Knob Noster, prepares to hand Private First Class Jeremy Harshner, of Lone Jack, some 30-mm bullets to continue to load into the chain gun located on the bottom of the Apache gunship. (Photo by Rachel Knight/Missouri National Guard)
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1-135th Attack Battalion prepares for annual training with extra gunnery exercises

Spec. Michael Fleetwood, of Salem, gets pointers from Sgt. Benjamin Ziegler, of Warrensburg, on how to load rockets appropriately. (Photo by Rachel Knight/Missouri National Guard)
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1-135th Attack Battalion prepares for annual training with extra gunnery exercises

Col. John Anderson, 35th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, loads a folding fin aerial rocket into the Apache gunship, while Maj. John Martin, 1-135th Attack Reconnaisance Battalion administrative officer, waits for his turn at the task. (Photo by Rachel Knight/Missouri National Guard)
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Vice President visits Whiteman

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Vice President Joe Biden addresses the troops of Team Whiteman April 16 during his visit to the home of revolutionary air power. Mr. Biden later visited Jefferson City and the University of Missouri-St. Louis to highlight progress of the Recovery Act. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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Vice President visits Whiteman

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the troops at Whiteman April 16. Mr. Biden visited Whiteman to show administration support for the troops. Mr. Biden later visited Jefferson City and the University of Missouri-St. Louis to highlight progress of the Recovery Act. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Jason Huddleston)
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Missouri congressman visits Whiteman

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Congressman Sam Graves, Missouri’s Sixth District, stands in front of a T-38 trainer after his incentive flight April 7. Congressman Graves was here touring Whiteman facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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Col. Wheeler returns to command 509th

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Staff Sergeant Zachary Teague, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, salutes Col. Robert Wheeler, 509th Bomb Wing commander after changing the Mission Commander nameplate on a B-2 Spirit from Brig. Gen. Harencak to Colonel Wheeler March 26. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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131st Bomb Wing commander takes first B-2 flight

Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. – Col. Robert Leeker, 131st Bomb Wing commander, after his “check ride” in the B-2 Stealth Bomber March 25. Colonel Leeker is the first Air National Guard commander to fly the B-2. Formerly the 131st Fighter Wing, the 131st Bomb Wing recently joined the Whiteman team, relocating here from St. Louis, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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Enlisted Airman in the B-2 Spirit

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Staff Sgt. Zachery Teague, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands in front of a B-2 Stealth Bomber March 13 after he has received the first enlisted incentive flight in a B-2. Sergeant Teague received this flight for being named the 2008 509th Maintenance Group Crew Chief of the Year. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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Final flight for wing commander

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak (left), 509th Bomb Wing commander, is met by several members of Wing leadership following his end-of-tour B-2 flight March 9. General Harencak will pass command of the 509th Bomb Wing to Col. Robert Wheeler, 2d Bomb Wing commander Barksdale AFB, La., during a change-of-command ceremony March 26. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Charles Larkin)
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CLIMB High

Whiteman Air Force Base, MO - Community Leadership and Involvement Means a Better Community High or CLIMB High, a youth leadership program in Johnson County ,visit Whiteman the home of revolutionary air power Feb. 18. CLIMB High is composed of students from Warrensburg High School and in coming years will be open to all Johnson County high school sophomores interested in developing leadership skills and learning more about their community. The students must be nominated for the program. CLIMB High focuses on the various aspects of community, including government, military, and economic development (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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Legislative Liason Officer Visits Whiteman

Brig. Gen. Scott Hanson, The Deputy Director of the Secretary of the Air Force’s Legislative Liaison Office stands next to a B-2 Stealth Bomber after his Distinguished Visitor flight Feb. 6. General Hanson visited Whiteman as the guest speaker for a Whiteman Base Community Council luncheon Feb. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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Stealth appears on Red Flag's Radar

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - The B-2 Spirit of California takes off on an overcast day while participating in Red Flag Feb. 5. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. About 100 Members of Team Whiteman participated in Red Flag for the two-week long, large force exercise that includes more than 85 aircraft from the U.S. and Britain. (Photo by Paul Ridgway)
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The Beasts awake

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 bomber takes off early morning Jan. 13, while another B-2 is waits at the other end of the runway. The multiple aircraft fly off is part of the 509th Bomb Wing's first Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise of 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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B-2s showcase airpower for Rose Bowl parade, game

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 bomber flys over the Rose Bowl game Jan. 1 at the end of the playing of the National Anthem. Two B-2s arrived in Palmdale, Calif. Dec. 31 to prepare to flyover the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Snow)
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B-2s showcase airpower for Rose Bowl parade, game

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-2 bomber lands Dec. 31 at Northrop Grumman's Plant 42, Production Flight Test Installation, in Palmdale, Calif. Two B-2s landed at the installation in preparation to conduct flyovers of the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Jan. 1. Plant 42 is the test facility used to provide depot support for the B-2 and is also where final assembly and modification of the B-2 took place. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Snow)
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Down to earth

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, 12th Air Force commander, lands the B-2 Stealth Bomber, the Spirit of Indiana, during an incentive flight, Dec. 2. General Seip visited Whiteman to tour the base's facilities, visit with Airmen and to observe overall operations of the base. He is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours primarly flying F-15E Eagles in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch and Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force Photo/ Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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The eyes in the skies

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The “Looking Glass,” an E-4B from the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., performs multiple touch and goes here Nov. 6. The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center for the president, secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff or JCS. In case of national emergency or destruction of ground command control centers, the aircraft provides a highly survivable, command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)
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After Hours, Team Whiteman members burn the midnight oil

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo – Airmen 1st Class Carlin Leslie, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs, captures images of the flight line from the air traffic control tower’s catwalk Nov. 6. The 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs is the focal point for providing information on Whiteman issues, programs and base events to Airmen, the community and members of the news media. The staff conducts base tours, provides speakers for civic organizations in the community, and is the commander's liaison between the base and media organizations. All media requests concerning Whiteman people, programs and events must be coordinated through Public Affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)
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After Hours, Team Whiteman members burn the midnight oil

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo – An AH-64 Apache taxis into place Nov. 6. The Army National Guard's 1/135th Aviation Battalion flies the Apache around the clock to ensure they can conduct rear, close and shaping missions including deep precision strike as well as distributed operations, precision strikes against relocatable targets, and provides armed reconnaissance when required in day, night, obscured battlefield and adverse weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)
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