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Aug. 16, 2024
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploy to Australia in support of Bomber Task Force mission to the Pacific

A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, Airmen and support equipment from the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, has began at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Aug. 16, 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
Aug. 29, 2022
Brown: ‘The National Guard … Truly at the Heart of it all’

As the Air Force’s 75th birthday nears, the service is transforming – bringing change that requires Airmen to get comfortable being uncomfortable, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. told National Guard leaders gathered here Saturday.“I reflect on the fact that our service was created on a foundation of
Aug. 24, 2022
Generation to Generation: first Spirit of Missouri crew chief visits Whiteman

Former Master Sgt. Keith Meadows, the first dedicated crew chief for B-2 Spirit 80-329, the "Spirit of Missouri," visited Whiteman AFB, and spokes with the aircraft's current maintenance team of 131st Bomb Wing crew chiefs.
Feb. 28, 2022
131BW Crew Chief of the Year earns B-2 flight

Master Sgt. Joshua Upton, a crew chief with the 131st Bomb Wing, was selected as the wing’s 2021 Crew Chief of the Year and awarded with an incentive flight in a B-2 Spirit bomber.
Feb. 25, 2022
131st pilot achieves 1,500 flight hours in B-2

A 131st Bomb Wing B-2 Spirit bomber pilot became one of only 17th aviators to surpass 1,500 flight hours in the aircraft during a training sortie at Whiteman AFB, Missouri.
Sept. 10, 2021
110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conducts ally, partner training in the Arctic

Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, along with approximately 200 Airmen, civilians and contractors, arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, to participate in a Bomber Task Force mission.
June 15, 2021
131st Crew Chief of the Year takes B-2 incentive flight

After a long delay, the 131st Bomb Wing 2019 Crew Chief of the Year recently took to the skies above Missouri for an incentive flight in a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
Feb. 13, 2018
Air Force outlines future of bomber force

The Air Force outlined plans for its bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request February 12, 2018.