• Jurries takes 131st Mission Support Group helm

    Lt. Col. Michael Jurries took command of the 131st Mission Support Group during an assumption of command ceremony held here during drill Dec. 7.Previously commander of the 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Jurries was responsible for planning and conducting all aspects of aircraft maintenance,

  • End-of-Year All Call Highlights 131st Bomb Wing's Success-Filled 2014

    The 131st Bomb Wing commander gathered the wing together Sunday to highlight significant events, honor outstanding Airmen and wrap up a tremendous 2014.Col. Michael Francis began by looking back at the year's successes, starting with the Nuclear Surety Inspection in January. He referred to total

  • Global Strike Challenge accepted

    More than 80 Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing here recently defended their Global Strike Challenge title in this year's competition.The total force team won the coveted Fairchild Trophy during the last competition, held in 2012, and have won the top

  • AF to change instructions for oaths

    The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words "So help me God" from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses.In response to concerns raised by Airmen, the Department of the Air Force requested

  • First All-Guard B-2 Maintenance Team Supports Weapons School Ops

    In a year marked with a number of milestones and firsts for the 131st Bomb Wing, a team from the 131st Maintenance Group recently added another by being the first all-Air National Guard B-2 maintenance team to support deployed operations for the jet.Twenty B-2 aircraft maintenance Citizen Airmen

  • Air Force celebrates 25th anniversary of first B-2 flight

    Team Whiteman and Air Force Global Strike Command are celebrating a milestone in Air Force and aviation history this week by marking the 25th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit's first flight.On July 17, 1989, Bruce Hinds, Northrop Grumman chief test pilot, and Col. Richard Couch, B-2 combined test force

  • Missouri Citizen Airmen support earthquake disaster response exercise

    Missouri National Guardsmen, alongside local, state and federal partner agencies, recently tested their ability to respond to a major earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone.The exercise was designed to test the Guard's operational readiness across the state in the event of a major earthquake