• "Hurts one. Affects all." April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Did you know 1 in 8 women have been raped? Or that 1 in 7 boys and 1 in 4 girlswill be sexually abused in their lifetime? Take a moment to think of all the people you work with and everyone in your family. Whether you know of it or not, chances are that people you know have been sexually assaulted.

  • 131st Bomb Wing pilots reach 1000 flying hours

    Between the active duty Air Force and Air National Guard personnel, there are almost 500 pilots who have flown the B-2 Spirit, but only 30 who have reached 1,000 flying hours. Four of these elite pilots are Missouri Air National Guard members at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.Lt. Col. Michael Means

  • 131st Bomb Wing hosts 'Wingman Day'

    Members from the 131st Bomb Wing gathered in hanger one at Lambert International Airfield Mar. 20 to participate in Wingman Day, an event used to disseminate information about resources available to military members and their families.Maj. Derek Wolter, 131st BW chaplain, explained, in past years

  • Champagne assumes command of 131st Bomb Wing during Unit Training Assembly

    In a ceremony officiated by Brig. Gen. Stephen Danner, Missouri National Guard adjutant general, Col. Gregory S. Champagne assumed command of the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base March 20.Colonel Champagne has served as acting commander since Col. Robert Leeker, previous wing commander,

  • Command chief focuses, adjusts to new role

    Chief Master Sgt. Rich Pingleton, took his position as command chief for the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base during ceremonies held Jan. UTA.As a command chief, Chief Pingleton will be an advocate and voice for the enlisted force. He will also be an advisor

  • Col Robert Leeker takes final B-2 flight

    Thirty three years ago, Col. Robert L. Leeker began his Missouri Air National Guard flying career piloting Phantoms. This past week, he brought that Guard flying career to a close piloting a Spirit. Colonel Leeker took his final flight as the 131st Bomb Wing commander at Whiteman Air Force Base Feb.

  • 131st Bomb Wing Airmen to deploy in support of B-2 mission

    The Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing will be deploying pilots, aircrew flight equipment specialists, and maintenance personnel in support of the B-2 mission in Guam this month.This deployment will be the second time Missouri Air National Guardsmen have deployed with the 509th Bomb Wing to Guam.

  • Col. Gregory Champagne named commander, 131st Bomb Wing

    Col. Gregory S. Champagne has been named commander of the Missouri National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base.Champagne is well suited to lead the 1,100-member wing, said Brig. Gen. Stephen Danner, Missouri National Guard adjutant general. "Col. Champagne is a proven leader and an