Team Whiteman bands together, restores B-2 Spirit static display

Airmen with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, 131st Maintenance Squadron and the 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron worked together to restore the famed B-2 Spirit static display and placed it back on watch on October 18, 2020 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.The Low Observable corrosion section

The 8th Air Force command team visits Whiteman Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, 8th AF command chief, visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 24-25, 2020.  During the tour, Weatherington and Smith visited Airmen, received

Calhoun assumes command of Missouri National Guard’s 131BW

Col. Matthew D. Calhoun took the reins of the 131st Bomb Wing during an assumption of command ceremony Aug. 1, 2020, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

Team Whiteman agencies and BCC host drive-in movie night, foster healthy community

The Whiteman Base Community Council hosted an outdoor movie to celebrate military spouses, on July 11.Approximately 25 military and family members attended the event co-hosted by the Whiteman Comprehensive Airman Fitness group and base key spouses.“This pandemic has had an effect on all of us, but

Whiteman AFB In-Flight Kitchen complete renovations

The 509th Force Support Squadron Touch & Go In-flight Kitchen staff hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony June 29, 2020, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.The ceremony marked the reopening of the IFK after five months of renovations.“In-flight Kitchen is an extended dining facility operation located

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

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 honors Missouri ANG unit, ‘Lindbergh’s Own’

Members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing and the U.S. Air Force’s 509th Bomb Wing gathered Aug. 4, 2018, to celebrate the unveiling of a new paint scheme on a gear door for the Spirit of Nebraska, a B-2 bomber assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.For the 131st BW, the