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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Members of the 1-135th Attack Battalion, Army Lt. Col. Thomas Burson, AH-64A Apache pilot, and Warrant Officer 1 Zachary Barnes, co-pilot, taxi by a maintenance hangar on their way to the hover pad April 30. The AH-64A Apache from the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the Missouri Army National Guard sharing Whiteman’s ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)


AH-64A Apache's at Whiteman

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Members of the 1-135th Attack Battalion, Army Lt. Col. Thomas Burson, AH-64A Apache pilot, and Warrant Officer 1 Zachary Barnes, co-pilot, taxi by a maintenance hangar on their way to the hover pad April 30. The AH-64A Apache from the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the Missouri Army National Guard sharing Whiteman’s ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)

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Crew chiefs and weapons specialists assigned to the 509th and 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons look over the munitions handling unit (MHU)-204 trailer for defects while performing a visual inspection of the assets during a no-notice operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017. During the exercise, Total- Force Integrated Airmen were tasked with executing Whiteman’s strategic deterrence mission while validating operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Burns and Senior Airman Joseph Gaffney, both security response team members assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), extend the exclusion area to ensure proper safety of resources at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017, in support of a no-notice operational readiness exercise. During the exercise, SFS Airmen validated Whiteman’s force protection procedures.
Crew chiefs assigned to the 509th and 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons prepare to tow a B-2 Spirit into its dock during a no-notice operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017. During the exercise, Airmen were tasked with executing procedures and operations to validate Whiteman’s strategic deterrence and operational readiness.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Henry, a crew chief assigned to the 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, completes a checklist during a no-notice operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017. During the exercise, Airmen were tasked with executing procedures and operations to validate Whiteman’s strategic deterrence and operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)
A B-2 Spirit flies over Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., during the playing of the National Anthem at the American League Championship Series Oct. 16, 2015. Over 100 service members from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., participated in a pregame flag ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joel Pfiester/Released)
A B-2 Spirit bomber taxis on a flight line during Exercise Global Thunder 15. The B-2 is one of the key aircraft used to support U.S. Strategic Command’s global strike and bomber assurance and deterrence missions. Its stealth capabilities provide U.S. decision makers the capability to deter strategic attacks and, if necessary, penetrate the most secure defense systems to rapidly deliver its payload when called upon by the President and Secretary of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
A B-2 Spirit takes off from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 26, 2014. The aircraft is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The B-2's flight was in support of Global Thunder 15, a field training and battle staff exercise designed to exercise all U.S. Strategic Command mission areas with primary emphasis on nuclear command, control and communications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)
Two B-2 Spirit bombers taxi from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 26, 2014, in support of Global Thunder 15. Global Thunder is a field training and battle staff exercise designed to exercise all U.S. Strategic Command mission areas with primary emphasis on nuclear command, control and communications.. The B-2 has a crew of two pilots, a pilot in the left seat and mission commander in the right. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over the Royals vs. Orioles baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15, 2014. Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman performed the flag detail and represented the U.S. Air Force to a packed stadium as well as a TV viewership of millions during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., hold the American flag during the Royals vs. Orioles baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15, 2014. A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber made an appearance during the pre-game activities, representing the U.S. Air Force to a packed stadium as well as a TV viewership of millions during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)
The “Spirit of Indiana,” a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., taxis down the runway at RAF Fairford, England, June 8, 2014. The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. Its low-observable, or
A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., lands on the runway at RAF Fairford, England, June 8, 2014. The B-2’s low-observable, or