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  • Chaplain (Capt.) Charlie Dey and other wing chaplains offered a ministry of presence during a mock state emergency duty deployment exercise by providing a nightly Bible study after duty hours at a Missouri National Guard Base near Nevada, Missouri on May 23, 2016. During a deployment, a chaplain’s mission is to provide support to the Airmen who may be suffering personally or professionally and who may be seeking spiritual or emotional guidance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Halley Burgess)

    Chaplains provide morale boost during mock SED

    131st Bomb Wing chaplains held Bible studies each night for their fellow Citizen-Airmen during the second week of annual training here this week.Chaplain (Capt.) Charlie Dey and other wing chaplains offered a ministry of presence during a mock state emergency duty deployment exercise by providing a nightly Bible study after duty hours at this
  • Senior Airman Westley Smith, a weapons loader with the 131st Bomb Wing, participates in a virtual-reality gunner station during Annual Training at Camp Clark, Missouri, on May 18, 2016. The simulation is part of the Virtual Clearance Training Suite that helps train Airmen on real-life scenarios.

    Virtual-reality training used to work on teambuilding, experience for Citizen-Airmen at Camp Clark

    131st Bomb Wing Citizen-Airmen used virtual reality to build teamwork during Annual Training here May 18.The Virtual Clearance Training Suite is a virtual-reality system that helps train military members for convoy operations and explosive hazards that may occur in deployment or state emergency situations."The dashboards used in the simulations are
  • Tech. Sgt. Russell Riis, team chief of radio frequency, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Poston, a radio frequency transmission craftsman, both from the 239th Combat Communications Squadron in the Missouri Air National Guard work to set up the ground multi-work terminal for their communication capabilities at Camp Clark, Missouri, on May 16, 2016. The 239th CCS is at Camp Clark to support Annual Training for multiple Air National Guard units across the state training for potential state emergency duty. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany Cannon)

    Rain or shine, 239th CCS Airmen support Camp Clark AT Week

    Airmen of the Missouri Air National Guard's 239th Combat Communications Squadron received real-world experience while supporting a two-week training exercise at Camp Clark, near Nevada, Missouri, beginning May 15.The 239th is supporting more than 180 Airmen from 131st Bomb Wing units across the state here to train for state emergency duty."The
  • Col. Ken “Willie B” Eaves accepts the 131st Bomb Wing guidon from Maj. Gen. Gregory Champagne, Air National Guard assistant to the Air Force Global Strike Command commander, during the change of command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 15, 2016. Eaves is now responsible for the Air National Guard’s only B-2 unit, which provides nearly 1,100 combat-ready Citizen-Airmen for both state and federal missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Halley Burgess)

    Colonel Eaves takes 131st reins at Wing Change of Command

    The 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, has a new commanding officer after a change of command ceremony held during May drill here today.Previously wing vice commander, Col. Ken "Willie B" Eaves is now responsible for the National Guard's only B-2 unit, which provides nearly 1,100 combat-ready Airmen for both state and federal
  • Col. Michael Francis, the current commander of the 131st Bomb Wing, will become the new assistant adjutant general-Air for the Missouri National Guard. (Courtesy photo)

    Francis named new Missouri Air National Guard assistant adjutant general

    The adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard has named a new assistant adjutant general-Air for the Missouri National Guard at Ike Skelton Training Site this week.Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general, announced Col. Michael Francis, the current commander of the 131st Bomb Wing, will succeed Brig. Gen. Gregory Champagne, the Missouri
  • Amy Creighton recently joined the 131st Bomb Wing as its sexual assault response coordinator. The SARC offers resources and referrals to not just members, but to anyone who has been assaulted and is seeking support, on or off base. If an Airman or someone they know experiences sexual assault, they should first call the SARC hotline at 660-687-SARC (7272). (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Halley Burgess)

    131st gains full-time resource to support sexual assault response

    Amy Creighton recently joined the 131st Bomb Wing as its sexual assault response coordinator, in support of Guard Airmen who have faced sexual assault."As the first dedicated 131st SARC, Amy is a tremendous asset to the wing with her extensive background in the program at Whiteman and in the local community," said Col. Kenneth Eaves, 131st BW vice

  • Champagne promoted to Major General, will take on new assignment

    Missouri National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Brig. Gen. Gregory S. Champagne, was promoted to the rank of major general in a ceremony today at the Joint Force Headquarters.In addition to putting on a second star, Champagne will be transitioning to his new role as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander for Air Force Global

  • Standing united: SAPR program provides avenues for recovery

    During a traumatic experience, it might be hard to know to whom to turn. Dealing with a sexual assault can be a very isolating experience, especially for service members who may be away from their support system at home.However, Airmen can rely on their Air Force and Department of Defense (DOD) family to provide support at any time. The Air Force
  • Colonel Ken “Willie B” Eaves has been named commander of the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, April 22, 2016. (Courtesy photo)

    Eaves named commander of Missouri Air Guard 131st Bomb Wing

    Colonel Ken "Willie B" Eaves has been named commander of the Missouri National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base.Eaves has a broad background of experience with varied assignments in the Air Force and he has demonstrated solid leadership qualities, said Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard."Under
  • A Missouri Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, left, sits next to an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter on the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2016. Black Hawk helicopters began arriving at the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion in September of 2015 as part of the Department of the Army’s Aviation Reconstruction Initiative. There are now 13 Apaches and 10 Black Hawks assigned to the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michaela R. Slanchik)

    Missouri National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks touch down at Whiteman

    Many may know the Black Hawk helicopter from their favorite military movie. As it prepares to land, the rotors swirl dust, dirt and debris around brave men and women who are geared-up and carrying weapons as they sprint toward the helicopter to take on the day's mission. Maybe you've seen the Black Hawk sport its ability to carry a Humvee across a
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