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Civilian employers of 131st Bomb Wing members toured Whiteman Air Force Base and the 131st Bomb Wing Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, to help gain understanding and appreciation for the work that Missouri Air National Guard Airmen do as part of their service commitment. Visit highlights included tours of a B-2 aircraft, munitions in the Weapons Load Trainer, the Oscar-1 missile alert facility museum, and a briefing from the Vice Wing Commander and an ESGR representative.


(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Nathan Dampf)

Civilian employers of 131st Bomb Wing members toured Whiteman Air Force Base and the 131st Bomb Wing Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, to help gain understanding and appreciation for the work that Missouri Air National Guard Airmen do as part of their service commitment. Visit highlights included tours of a B-2 aircraft, munitions in the Weapons Load Trainer, the Oscar-1 missile alert facility museum, and a briefing from the Vice Wing Commander and an ESGR representative.

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Twelve members of the 131st Bomb Wing successfully complete the Mentoring for Results course at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Aug. 6, 2017. As part of a new wing initiative, all 131st BW Guardsmen at Jefferson Barracks and Whiteman AFB will have the opportunity to attend this professional development course. (Courtesy photo)
Col. Ken Eaves, commander of the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., addresses Airmen attending the newly-implemented Mentoring for Results course at Jefferson Barracks, Aug 6, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Traci Howells)
131st Bomb Wing's Staff Sgt. Colton Elliot speaks to foster youth about his experiences growing up in the foster system and how he managed to turn his life around after joining the Air National Guard. With a new program called Operation BRACE, the 131 BW is partnering with various organizations throughout the state to enrich the lives of foster children throughout Missouri. (Courtesy photo)
Apollo, a therapy dog in training, watches members of Team Whiteman as they approach the finish line during the annual Race for Respect 5k at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 28, 2017. Apollo is slated to begin working at the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office on base at the end of May. As a therapy dog, Apollo will be able to provide emotional support to any visitors who come into the office and wish to see him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)
Master Sgt. Thomas DuMont is the Air National Guard’s 2016 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Senior Non commissioned Officer category. DuMont is a senior air defense officer technician in the 157th Combat Operations Squadron, a new unit of the 157th Air Operations Group at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base in St. Louis. The award honors those Citizen-Airmen who best reflect excellence in leadership and performance, community involvement and significant self-improvement. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison)
Master Sgt. Thomas DuMont is the Air National Guard’s 2016 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Senior Non commissioned Officer category. DuMont is a senior air defense officer technician in the 157th Combat Operations Squadron, a new unit of the 157th Air Operations Group at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base in St. Louis. The award honors those Citizen-Airmen who best reflect excellence in leadership and performance, community involvement and significant self-improvement. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison)
Tech Sgt. Patrick Hatcher stands with the Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flight line in the background, April 21, 2017. Hatcher, the occupational safety manager for the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing, was recently selected for the prestigious 2016 Air National Guard Individual Ground Safety Award. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison
Maj. Rachel Savage receives the 131st Logistics Readiness Squadron guidon from Col. Michael Jurries, 131st Mission Support Group commander, during the assumption of command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 1, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Howells)
Missouri Air National 131st Bomb Wing Airmen Staff Sgt. James Torrance (left) and Senior Airman David Phillips toured Vandenberg AFB, California, facilities on Feb. 7, 2017 as part of an AFGSC top performer incentive program, dubbed the “Glory Trip”. The 131 BW participated in the incentive program with 509th Bomb Wing Airmen Tech. Sgt. Patrick Alsup and Senior Airman Sarah Smallwood. (Courtesy photo)
Col. Ken Eaves, 131st Bomb Wing Commander (left) and 131st Command Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Settle (right) recognize winners of the wing’s 2016 Outstanding Airman of the Year awards during the Missouri Air National Guard’s OAY Banquet held at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Jan. 6. From left to right, winners are: Capt. Amy Cottrell, 131st Medical Group, Company Grade Officer of the Year; Staff Sgt. Heather Campbell, 157th Air Communications Squadron, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year; Senior Airman Travis Hugh, 157th ACOMS, Airman of the Year; Master Sgt. Thomas DuMont Jr., 157th Combat Operations Squadron, Senior NCO of the Year; and Master Sgt. Matthew Kuensting, 239th Combat Operations Squadron, First Sergeant of the Year. Not pictured is Field Grade Officer of the Year Maj. David Thomas, 157th COS. In subsequent competition, Campbell received the all-new Missouri Air National Guard Command Chief’s Award, and DuMont took honors as top SNCO of the year across the Missouri Air National Guard, and will advance to compete at the Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year level. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Colton Elliott)
The 131st, 509th, and 442nd Medical Groups participated in a simulated radioactive bombing exercise to training Airmen for real world situations at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Dec 3, 2016. The key objective for the exercise was for the three medical groups to come together as one cohesive team to respond to a crisis situation that could arise and illustrate the importance of Total Force Integration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Halley Burgess)
Retired 131st Bomb Wing Senior Master Sgt. Bob Weber credits his wife, Thomasine Weber, for providing social resiliency support to help him recover from injuries and following the loss of a fellow Missouri Guard member to an improvised explosive device during a deployment to Afghanistan. Weber was selected to lead five Air National Guard Airmen and 58 Missouri Army National Guard Soldiers as convoy escorts to ADT-IV in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. A goat and sheep farmer and a member of the Missouri National Guard, Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert W. Pharris went to Afghanistan with Missouri’s Agri-Business Development Team-IV (ADT-IV) in 2010 to encourage agriculture infrastructure development in the war-torn country, and was killed in action by a roadside bomb Jan. 5, 2011. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Halley Burgess)

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