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Feb. 21, 2025
Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base Sharpen Warfighting Skills at Red Flag Nellis 25-1

Airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings recently participated in Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag is an annual exercise that gives warfighters an opportunity to train their capabilities in the most realistic environment possible. US Air Force troops also integrate with
Aug. 23, 2024
Engines hot: 110th EBS Airmen complete hot pits on B-2 Spirit during BTF

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a hot pit event with the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber during a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 21, 2024.
April 22, 2024
Team Whiteman demonstrates readiness during Spirit Vigilance

The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, April 15 at Whiteman AFB. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by AFGSC bases across the enterprise that focus on
July 18, 2019
Missouri Air National Guard pilot reaches 1500 flying hour mark in B-2 Stealth Bomber

Lt. Col. Timothy B. Rezac, commander of the Missouri Air National Guard's 110th Bomb Squadron, became the 14th ever B-2 Spirit pilot to reach 1500 flight hours in the stealth bomber on July 2, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
July 15, 2019
Whiteman AFB commemorates 30-year anniversary of B-2 test flight

For three decades, B-2 crews have participated in five major military operations and countless training engagements. The bomber has completed missions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and, most recently, Libya. The B-2 was also the first aircraft over Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, for which
Sept. 14, 2018
’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

Lt. Col. John Avery and Lt. Col. Jennifer Avery were the first husband-wife pilot team to fly the B-2. Their two, 20-year-long careers culminated with the couple’s joint retirement ceremony on Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Aug. 10, 2018
Whiteman honors Missouri ANG unit, ‘Lindbergh’s Own’

Members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing and the U.S. Air Force’s 509th Bomb Wing gathered Aug. 4, 2018, to celebrate the unveiling of a new paint scheme on a gear door for the Spirit of Nebraska, a B-2 bomber assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.For the 131st BW, the
May 2, 2018
Air Force selects locations for B-21 aircraft

The Air Force announced that the B-21 Raider will replace B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit aircraft at three existing bomber bases beginning in themid-2020s.
June 20, 2017
Medical personnel support bomber mission

At a typical air force base, Airmen have a full medical staff to look after them if they become ill. This is not the case at many deployed locations, and for the roughly 800 Airmen deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, as part of an exercise, they have four medical personnel supporting their
Feb. 24, 2017
Missouri Air Guardsmen among chosen for Glory Trip 221 Minuteman III missile launch

A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings were among a group invited to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California to view a launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, Feb. 7.