Senior Master Sgt. Jon Davis, 212th Rescue Squadron
Senior Master Sgt. Jon Davis, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, shows Army Sgt. Joshua Etheridge, Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), a moulage leg for someone in his squad to att... More
The Kansas City Chiefs recognize Airmen assigned to
The Kansas City Chiefs recognize Airmen assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing and the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, during the third quarter of the AFC Championship game on Jan. 19, 2020, at A... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Two Afghan boys check out soldiers from the Scout Platoon,
Two Afghan boys check out soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, as they walk into the city of Gardez, Feb. 16. The s... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, poses for a photo May 07, 2019, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The non-destructive inspection team ... More
Spc. Michael Hillhouse, Baker Company, 3rd Platoon,
Spc. Michael Hillhouse, Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), radio telephone operator, provides security as an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter lands to evacuate casualties during a trainin... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members
Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members of Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), load a casualty into an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter during training on Joint Base Elmen... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri unfurl the American Flag during the national anthem on March 28, 2019, at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. During the national anthem ... More
Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman,
Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, looks for more information on the patient he's working on during a training scenario at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 21, 2011. The traini... More
U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters
U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, pile into a small room to rest for a few hours after walking through the night, in minus ... More
Senior Airman Juan Maese, a 509th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Juan Maese, a 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities technician, stands in front of a T-38 Talon, Jan. 30, 2020, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Maese received an incentive flig... More
An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter transports the casualties
An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter transports the casualties and members of Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), and the 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen during training on Joint Base E... More
A B-2 Spirit is prepped for launch in a flight line
A B-2 Spirit is prepped for launch in a flight line dock on July 17, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Whiteman AFB is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the inaugural flight of the B-2 in 1989. (U.S... More
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, who walked through the night in minus 4-degree temperatures on streets that we... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29,
Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29, Necessary Evil, one of three Superfortresses that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach, whose duties included docu... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, poses for a photo May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The non-destructive inspection team a... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jacob Wygant, 509th Force Support
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jacob Wygant, 509th Force Support Squadron commander, gives the opening comments during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Touch & Go In-Flight Kitchen on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri... More
An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter prepares to land during
An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter prepares to land during joint training of the 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen and members of Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), on Joint Base Elmen... More
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (left) and Staff Sgt. BIll
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (left) and Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna(right), 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, treat patients during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21. The training focused on quic... More
First Lt. Aaron Hunter (left), 212th Rescue Squadron
First Lt. Aaron Hunter (left), 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Tech. Sgt. Brandon Stuemke, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, assess the scene upon arrival during training at Joint Base Elmen... More
Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman,
Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, looks for more information on the patient he's working on during a training scenario at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 21. The training scen... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Javier Abad, 509th Signal Battalion
Command Sgt. Maj. Javier Abad, 509th Signal Battalion Vicenza, and Master Sgt. Melissa Abrams congratulate Sgt. Christina Piegols during a promotion ceremony at Caserma Ederle Base, Vicenza province, Italy, Feb... More
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan pause during a patrol in the city of Gardez with a unit of local Afghan Uniform... More
Spc. Christina Piegols of the 509th Signal Battalion
Spc. Christina Piegols of the 509th Signal Battalion was promoted to sergeant Feb. 1, 2013. The ceremony was a mass promotion held on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bovo)
Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29
Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, holds a photo he took during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach is the last surviving c... More
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri watch the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber fly over Kauffman Stadium during the opening game for the Kansas City Royals on March 28, 2019, Kansas Cit... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, sprays off excess penetrant on an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, ... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
Airmen from the 509th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive
Airmen from the 509th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection team, review aircraft parts through several different non-destructive test methods to assure part serviceability. One of these methods, Fluo... More
First Lt. Aaron Hunter (left), 212th Rescue Squadron
First Lt. Aaron Hunter (left), 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Tech. Sgt. Brandon Stuemke, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, assess the scene upon arrival during training at Joint Base Elmen... More
Senior Airman Riley Fulton, a 509th Medical Group medical
Senior Airman Riley Fulton, a 509th Medical Group medical logistics acquisitions technician, stands in front of a T-38 Talon, Jan. 30, 2020 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Fulton received an incentive fli... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri watch the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber fly over Kauffman Stadium during the opening game for the Kansas City Royals on March 28, 2019, Kansas Cit... More
Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank (left), commanding general,
Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank (left), commanding general, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk,along with Command Sgt. Maj. David W. Bass (right), JRTC and Fort Polk command sergeant major, awarded coins... More
A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb
A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb at Whiteman Air Force, Missouri, flies over Arrowhead Stadium during the AFC Championship game on Jan 19, 2020, Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Chief... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton (left), from Clinton,
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton (left), from Clinton, Conn., who is the Team B leader for 2nd Squad, Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spart... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, sprays off excess penetrant on an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, ... More
Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members
Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members of Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), look for the HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter during training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richar... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter prepares to land during
An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter prepares to land during joint training of the 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen and members of Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), on Joint Base Elmen... More
Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29
Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, holds a photo he took during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach is the last surviving c... More
Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna (left) and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy
Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna (left) and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (right), 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, remove a patient from a truck during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 21, 2011. The... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Javier Abad, 509th Signal Battalion,
Command Sgt. Maj. Javier Abad, 509th Signal Battalion, Vicenza Feb. 1 speaks at his unit during the promotion ceremony. (Photo by Paolo Bovo released by Grant Sattler)
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Tanaka, opposition force
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Tanaka, opposition force infantryman from the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, “Geronimo” leans in to issue commands as another soldier fires a rocket propelled grenade simulat... More
Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29,
Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29, Necessary Evil, holds a photo he took during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach, who with photos from U.S. Army Air F... More
Senior Airman Juan Maese, a 509th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Juan Maese, a 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities technician, enters a T-38 Talon Jan. 30, 2020, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Maese received an incentive flight in the T-3... More
Lt. Col. Kevin Romano, Battalion Commander 509th Signal
Lt. Col. Kevin Romano, Battalion Commander 509th Signal Battalion Vicenza, congratulates Capt. Neville Rose during a promotion ceremony at Caserma Ederle Base, Vicenza province, Italy, Feb 1, 2013. Photo by Pa... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Spc. Christina Piegols of the 509th Signal Battalion
Spc. Christina Piegols of the 509th Signal Battalion receives a promotion from sergeant from Master Sgt. Melissa Abrams, 509th Signal Battalion Vicenza, Feb. 1. (Photo by Paolo Bovo)
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (left) and Staff Sgt. BIll
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (left) and Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna(right), 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, drag a patient while under simulated fire during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21. T... More
U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters
U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, patrol the outskirts of the city of Gardez behind a unit of local Afghan Uniformed Police... More
First Lt. Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion
First Lt. Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion receives his promotion from Captain from LTC Kevin Romano, Battalion Commander 509th Signal Battalion, Vicenza February 1. (Photo by Paolo Bovo released by G... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
Staff Sgt. Kayla White, a photojournalist assigned
Staff Sgt. Kayla White, a photojournalist assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing prepares to take a photo of a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber on July 17, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Whiteman AFB is celebrat... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Cook, the 13th Bomb Squadron
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Cook, the 13th Bomb Squadron director of operations, helps Senior Airman Riley Fulton, a 509th Medical Group medical logistics acquisitions technician place her helmet into a bag, ... More
First Lt. Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion
First Lt. Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion is promoted to captain on Feb. 2013. The ceremony was a mass promotion held on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bovo released by Grant Sattler)
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Guy Cooper, from Fort Richardson,
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Guy Cooper, from Fort Richardson, Alaska, a scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, passes two local women during a pre... More
A U.S. Army scout from Headquarters and Headquarters
A U.S. Army scout from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan trudges through the icy city streets of Gardez with a broken crampon, Feb. 16. The scout ... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509 maintenance squadron, dips an aircraft part into fluorescent penetrant during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 07, ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchell Chandler, a 509th
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchell Chandler, a 509th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, helps Senior Airmen Juan Maese, a 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities techni... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton, from Clinton, Conn.,
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton, from Clinton, Conn., Team B leader for 2nd Squad, Scouts, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, exchanges greetings w... More
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Senior Master Sgt. Jon Davis, 212th Rescue Squadron
Senior Master Sgt. Jon Davis, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, shows Army Sgt. Joshua Etheridge, Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), a moulage leg for someone in his squad to att... More
Airmen assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing and the 131st
Airmen assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing and the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, stand with actor Paul Rudd before the AFC Championship game on Jan. 19, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas Ci... More
Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna (left) and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy
Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna (left) and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (right), 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, remove a patient from a truck during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 21. The traini... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton, from Clinton, Conn.,
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton, from Clinton, Conn., Team B leader for 2nd Squad, Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, pulls security... More
Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion receives
Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion receives his promotion from captain to Lieutenant Colonel. Kevin Romano, Battalion Commander 509th Signal Battalion, Vicenza Feb. 1. (Photo by Paolo Bovo released by ... More
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri unfurl the American Flag during the national anthem on March 28, 2019, at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. The flag ceremony was accom... More
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force
More than 100 servicemembers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri unfurl the American Flag during the national anthem on March 28, 2019, at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. During the opening game ser... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
Capt. Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion cuts
Capt. Neville Rose of the 509th Signal Battalion cuts the cake Feb. 1, 2013, Vicenza, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bovo)
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection
Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th maintenance squadron, reviews an aircraft part during a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Forc... More
Russell Gackenbach, back center, was the navigator
Russell Gackenbach, back center, was the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, and is the last surviving member of the three crews that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on A... More
Emanuel Zamai, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police
Emanuel Zamai, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police in the city of Gardez, gets a fire started for U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Fo... More
Tech. Sgt. Spencer Thrasher and Tech. Sgt. Robert Hawkins
Tech. Sgt. Spencer Thrasher and Tech. Sgt. Robert Hawkins with the 509th and 131st Maintenance Squadrons respectively from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri pose for a photo on March 28, 2019, at Kauffman Field... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Hall, a 13th Bomb Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Hall, a 13th Bomb Squadron instructor pilot and Senior Airman Juan Maese, a 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities technician, stand in front of a T-38 Talon, Jan. 30, 20... More
Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman,
Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, prepares to move a patient on a litter while the HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter lands during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 21, 2011... More
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team,
More than 80 Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tried to obtain their Expert Infantry Badge Dec. 8-12, 2014, at the Rosepine Training Site, Fort Polk, La. The EIB was hosted by 1st Ba... More
Lt. Col. Kevin Romano, Battalion Commander 509th Signal
Lt. Col. Kevin Romano, Battalion Commander 509th Signal Battalion, Vicenza February 1 speaks to his unit during the promotion ceremony. (Photo by Paolo Bovo released by Grant Sattler)
Riley Fulton, a 509th Medical Group medical logistics
Riley Fulton, a 509th Medical Group medical logistics acquisitions technician, enters a T-38 Talon Jan. 30, 2020 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Fulton received an incentive flight in the T-38 for earning... More
An Afghan boy stands amid U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters
An Afghan boy stands amid U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan as they pull security in his neighborhood in the city of Gardez,... More
Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members
Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and members of Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne),look for the HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter during training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richar... More
Three local children hurry past U.S. Army Pfc. Ian
Three local children hurry past U.S. Army Pfc. Ian McIntee, from West Palm Beach, Fla., who is a scout sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spart... More