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Two B-2 Spirit strategic bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., and two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., flew nonstop from their respective home stations to training ranges within the vicinity of Hawaii and conducted long range training operations and low approach flights at Hickam AFB. These training flights, which were approximately 21 and 20 hours respectively, ensure U.S. strategic bomber forces maintain a high state of readiness and demonstrate U.S. Strategic Command’s ability to provide a bomber force that is flexible, credible and always ready to respond to a variety of threats and situations around the world. This ensures that the President of the United States has capable, credible and scalable military options to meet national security obligations to the U.S. and its Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry/Released)

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Two B-2 Spirit strategic bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., and two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., flew nonstop from their respective home stations to training ranges within the vicinity of Hawaii and conducted long range training operations and low approach flights at Hickam AFB. These training flights, which were approximately 21 and 20 hours respectively, ensure U.S. strategic bomber forces maintain a high state of readiness and demonstrate U.S. Strategic Command’s ability to provide a bomber force that is flexible, credible and always ready to respond to a variety of threats and situations around the world. This ensures that the President of the United States has capable, credible and scalable military options to meet national security obligations to the U.S. and its Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Settle, the 131st Bomb Wing command chief, and her family.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Furgeson, the 442d Fighter Wing command chief, left, with a family member.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, right, with family.

From left to right, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Furgeson, the 442d Fighter Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Settle, the 131st Bomb Wing command chief, are photographed for the Whiteman Warrior. This is the first time Team Whiteman has had female Airmen hold the position of command chief in all three wings at the same time.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)

Airmen with the 509th and 131st Logistics Readiness Squadrons supported the humanitarian relief effort Convoy of Hope at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2017. More than 84,000 pounds of fortified rice and soy protein were convoyed in an initiative to feed more than 65,000 children in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

Airmen with the 509th and 131st Logistics Readiness Squadrons load a KC-10 Extender aircraft with 70 pallets of food in support of Convoy of Hope at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2017. More than 84,000 pounds of fortified rice and soy protein were convoyed in an initiative to feed more than 65,000 children in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

Members of Team Whiteman celebrate the Month of the Military Child during a carnival sponsored by the Defense Commissary Agency at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2017. Throughout the month of April, the community has the opportunity to recognize military children and youth for their bravery, character and resilience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)

Walter Otto, a meteorological technician assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron, relays operational data to an aircrew while flight leadership listens in during a brief at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 29, 2017. Otto earned the title as Air Force Global Strike Command’s Weather Civilian of the Year for 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Knowles, a weather forecaster assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron, jots down weather sensor data to relay to an aircrew at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 28, 2017. Personnel assigned to the weather flight are capable of deploying in support of operations around the world with specialized equipment, such as a deployable weather station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jon Stimmel Jr., right, the 509th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) NCO in charge of mission weather operations, develops a flying brief while Senior Airman Alex Knowles, left, a weather forecaster assigned to the 509th OSS, reviews the base forecast at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 28, 2017. The shop is divided into the mission operations and airfield operations sections, as well as a training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Knowles, a weather forecaster assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron, studies a severe weather outbreak to see if and how it will impact base operations at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 28, 2017. All forecasters are educated in a broad spectrum of natural sciences and are current on forecast techniques, tactical equipment and data analysis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Moenster, left, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Moenster, brothers, are both pilots currently serving at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.

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