Rand takes command of AFGSC

Gen. Robin Rand took command of Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony here July 28, becoming the newest leader of the organization responsible for the nation's force of ICBMs and nuclear-capable bombers.A command pilot with more than 5,000 hours, including 470 in combat, Rand previously

Director of the Air National Guard visits Jefferson Barracks

The director of the Air National Guard viewed missions firsthand, received a base tour and recognized Missouri Citizen-Airmen during his first-ever visit to Jefferson Barracks July 21.Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III visited the historic Air Guard base, which is home to a number of 131st Bomb Wing

Missouri State Command Chief tours 131st BW Mission at Whiteman

Missouri State Command Chief Master Sgt. Joe Sluder visited the 131st Bomb Wing's Citizen-Airmen and got an up-close look at Whiteman's B-2 operations during his recent trip to the base.The visit provided Sluder with the opportunity to view the unique capabilities that this Missouri Air National

131st Bomb Wing Citizen-Airmen support Wings Over Whiteman air show

131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park slideshow

131st Bomb Wing at Camp Clark slideshow

Miget takes command of 231st Civil Engineering Flight

Missouri Air National Guard's 231st Civil Engineering Flight held a change of command ceremony for its newest commander, Col. John C. Miget, here June 7, 2015. Col. Michael J. Francis, 131st Bomb Wing commander, officiated the event.Miget, a Perryville, Missouri, native, who most recently served as

Air Guard finance team uses dollars and ‘sense’ to prepare for deployment

It's not often, if ever, that members of the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Comptroller Flight have to give statements to security officials regarding a robbery, take cover from an incoming attack or play with Monopoly money all in the same day. But that was the case during the annual training

Ceremonial welcome for Team Whiteman's newest 'members'

This month, Whiteman Air Force Base officially welcomed its newest family members. Their move was not as far as some who get stationed at Whiteman, but getting them here took a little more work.These new family members are not the uniformed PCSing Airmen but rather, they are steel-winged warriors of

USSTRATCOM bombers practice key capabilities

B-52H Stratofortress aircrew members from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducted the first flying mission supporting the multi-national exercises Saber Strike 15 and BALTOPS 15, in conjunction with B-2 ground and air crews who performed hot-pit refueling and engine-running crew changes June