• Command announces Global Strike Challenge scores

    Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of the fifth Global Strike Challenge during a score posting event here Oct. 21.The 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, along with their Total Force partner the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing, won the Fairchild

  • Jefferson Barracks Hosts 'Missouri ShakeOut' Earthquake Exercise

    This historic installation located on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River was the epicenter of a major earthquake response exercise Oct. 16 and 17.More than 200 volunteer structural and civil engineers, architects and building inspectors trained and practiced skills to quickly assess and

  • 'Tigers' Honor Missouri Servicemembers at Military Appreciation Day

    Amidst a sea of black and gold, America's colors flew proudly as nearly 67,000 University of Missouri football fans honored 10 Missouri servicemembers at Faurot Field here Saturday. The recognition was part of the 17th annual National Adopt A Warrior Program, hosted by the United States Exercise

  • Cannon Range wows public during community outreach show of force

    More than 850 community members, veterans and families attended an outreach event at Cannon Range, Missouri's only aerial bombing and gunnery range, held Sept. 12. The air show-style event, hosted by the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing Detachment 1, included weapons demonstrations by

  • Joint Chiefs Senior Enlisted Advisor visits Whiteman

    The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff paid a visit to Citizen-Airmen of the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings and the 139th Airlift Wing here during the August unit training assembly.Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia visited to see how total force integration works

  • 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