• Farewell from Chief Kessinger

    To all Lambert, Whiteman AFB and Det 1 men and women - my friends:I cannot believe it's time to retire. As most of you know, I started counting down 24 months ago...and here it is - 3 and a half days to go.My last duty day here is Feb. 5.  We are having a luncheon that day and I hope you all can

  • Airmen receive recognition for deploying

    Military members, family and friends all gathered at Ritenour High School for a Hometown Heroes Salute Awards ceremony Jan. 23 to honor the Guardmembers who have deployed for more than 30 consecutive days at a time since Sept. 11, 2001 in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and

  • Words from the Vice Wing Commander

    It has been two and a half years since I arrived at Whiteman as the first Guardsman to integrate into the B-2 mission. I remember my first day at Whiteman. After arriving onto base I stopped at the shopette. While in line to check out an A1C in front of me noticed my patches and introduced himself.

  • Serving...in a special way

    Nick Atherton was six years old when he first spent time in the classroom of Chris Hillis as a first grader at Southwest Elementary School. A little older and perhaps a lot wiser, Atherton revisited Hillis' classroom last week on a different kind of mission than he was on back in 1985. Hillis has

  • 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