Brig. Gen. John J. Nichols, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, poses for a photo with local civic leaders and Knob Noster school district administrators on Dec. 10, 2018 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The leaders gathered in front of a portion of the KN high school student body to recognize the school's robotics team and accept a Department of Defense Education Activity grant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)