Whiteman Air Force Base is located in Knob Knoster, Missouri which is approximately 60 miles southeast of Kansas City, Missouri in rural Johnson County. The base is home to 3800 active duty military and 5000 family members. The base employs 902 civilian workers. The 509th Bomb Wing is housed at Whiteman and is responsible for operating and maintaining the B-2 bomber plane. The base is a joint tenant facility with military members from the Army, Navy and Air Force. In addition, the base also serves as home to the Missouri Army National Guard’s 1/135th Aviation Battalion and the Navy Reserve’s Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 114. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has a rich history in recent combat situations. The stealth bomber was active in combat against Serbia, lead the military response to the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington DC, and was the first plane to enter war space in Afghanistan. Other aircraft housed at Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground fighter, the T-38 Talon jet trainer and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:34:41 +0000
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