Whiteman AFB B-2 stealth bomber, A-10 and T-38 jets to fly over Kansas City in salute to COVID-19 essential workers

Editors Note: *We've updated the route to add an additional stop in Sedalia, Missouri.*Whiteman Air Force Base pilots are scheduled to fly over medical facilities in Kansas City, Missouri, April 28 to honor and express Team Whiteman’s gratitude for all medical and healthcare professionals, essential

Recalling a long history of service

There are many unsung heroes in the U.S. Air Force and not all of them wear the uniform. Everyday there are hundreds of federal employees, contractors and volunteers who are committed to ensuring the mission continues.Christine Roop, the 509th Bomb Wing executive assistant to the commander, is one

Hope and perseverance: Airman overcomes obstacles on his way to service

Editor’s note: This article is a part of the “Whiteman Warrior” series. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story and contribution to the Air Force Global Strike “Striker” community.It hadn’t been an easy journey for one 509th Civil Engineer Squadron service member

Bomber Task Force conducts Icelandic mission with Norwegian F-35s, U.S. F-15s

Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, operating out of RAF Fairford, U.K., conducted an Icelandic Air Policing mission March 16, 2020.

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits return to Europe

A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing and the 131st Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Base, Missouri, arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Mar. 9, 2020 for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. KC-10 Extenders from

Indiana State University AFROTC Det. 218 tours Whiteman AFB, enlightens future AF officers

Team Whiteman officers provided mentorship and career field insight to 28 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets, during a base tour, March 3-4.The AFROTC is a recruitment program aimed to develop Air Force leaders of tomorrow who will go on to fulfill the mission, represent its core values

A pilot’s proposal that’s out of this world

It is not every day someone receives a proposal from outer space, but on Aug. 31, 2019, Capt. Stuart Shippee, a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber pilot from the 393rd Bomb Squadron, used his piloting knowledge to take his marriage proposal to the next atmospheric level by using a weather balloon.The idea

KC Royals tour Whiteman AFB, meet with 509th, 131st BW Airmen

Warrensburg students CLIMB High at Whiteman AFB, learn military economic value

Twenty Warrensburg High School students from the 2020 Community Leadership and Involvement Means a Better Community High (CLIMB High) program toured at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Jan. 29.CLIMB High is a youth leadership program for students who are attending Warrensburg High School.,

Whiteman Airman performs life-saving aid on airline flight

Travelling from Pennsylvania to Ohio, Oct. 3, 2019, on an airline flight, Senior Airman Caleb Smith, a 509th Munitions Squadron munition systems technician assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, encountered extreme turbulence.“Halfway through my flight there were strange sounds and commotion