• 131st Bomb Wing welcomes new command chief

    Members of the 131st Bomb Wing held a change-of-authority ceremony at Lambert Field Jan. 23 and at Whiteman Air Force Base Jan. 24 to welcome a new command chief, as well as honor the former.After serving nearly four years as the wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Kessinger relinquished

  • Britain's new bomber command: The $2bn aircraft aiming for world peace

    The world's most expensive aircraft has a devastating new bomb that may yet end North Korea's nuclear pretensions. More to the point, they've just tossed the keys to an RAF pilot. LIVE reports from a top secret USAF base in Missouri on a very British coup... Read more:

  • Missouri National Guard aids communities, defends nation

    Last month, I asked General Stanley McChrystal, American forces in Afghanistan commander, about the quality of National Guard troops serving overseas during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. His answer was simple: "They are extraordinary.... they bring unique skills... and maturity that

  • 131 LRS, Counterdrug Task Force member receives SNCO of the Year

    Members of the Missouri National Guard Counterdrug Task Force (CDTF) recently received awards through the Missouri Army and Air National Guard for their outstanding performances as Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO)."This year, both the MONG NCO-of-the-Year and the MOANG Senior NCO-of-the-Year were

  • Air Guard's 131st Bomb Wing helps man aircrew flight equipment operations

    Missouri Air National Guard and active duty Air Force are working together to make the B-2 Spirit mission at Whiteman Air Force Base a success.The 131st - formerly a St. Louis-based Fighter Wing - changed designations to a Bomb Wing and moved to Whiteman as a classic associate unit. That mission is

  • Military Family Appreciation Week 2009

    As we count our blessings this month, America's Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serve day and night around the globe to defend our Nation. We are all very proud of them, and yet we should never forget that none of them do it alone. The extraordinary families who support them

  • America kicks butts Nov. 19

    The Great American Smoke-out is Nov. 19 and a great time for smokers to kick the habit together. Quitting smoking can also prevent the nation's fourth leading cause of death: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. "My dad smoked his entire life and I think that smoking is what, in fact,