A B-2 Spirit, from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, , Missouri, flies in formation across the Pacific Ocean with F -15E Strike Eagles, from the 391st Expeditionary Force Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricard)

509th BombWing and came under com- Force Base officially transferred from the ForceReserves,flyingtheA-10 mand of the newly established Air Combat351st SMW to the 509th on July 1, 1993."Thunderbolt II." Command (ACC) on June 1, 1992. Six months later the first B-2 "Spirit" A recommendation of the Department After three years of non -operationalStealth arrived on December 17, of Defense's 2005 Base Realignment and status, the 509th became operational once 1993. Today, the 509th Bomb and Closure (BRAC) calls for re -distributing more when personnel from Detachmentits associate squadrons operate a fleet ofthe fleet of F -15s belonging to the 131st 509 were assigned on April 1, 1993. The 19 B-2 Spirits. Another tenant unit is theFighter Wing of the Missouri Air National host responsibilities for Whiteman Air442nd Fighter Wing of the U.S. AirGuardbasedatSt.Louis -Lambert International Airport to the 120th Fighter Wing based at Great Falls, Montana, and Whiteman Air Force Base Assignments And Callsigns to , Nevada. All F - 15s were expected to be redeployed by TENANT UNITS AIRCRAFT TAIL April 2009. The pilots of the 131st have 509th Bomb Wing been transferred to the 509th Bomb Wing as an associate unit, now re -designated as 509th Bomb Operations Group B-2 WM the 131st Bomb Wing, and will train on and fly the B-2. Also according to the 2005 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron BRAC, the 442nd FW will be receiving 394th Combat Training Squadron T -38A WM nine A -10s from the 926th Fighter Wing's 509th Operations Support Squadron fleet based at Naval Air Station Joint 442nd Fighter Wing (AFRC) A-10 KC Reserve Base New Orleans. 303rd Fighter Squadron Other noted units are the1 -135th 131st Bomb Wing (MO ANG) B-2 WM Aviation Battalion of the Missouri Army 1 -135th AVN (MO Army NG) AH-64H National Guard flying the AH-64H Apache Attack Helicopter and the U.S. UNIT CALLSIGNS Naval Reserve'sMobile Inshore 509th BW BATT, DEATH, FURY, HAMMER, SPIRIT CONTROL Undersea Warfare Unit 114 (MIUWU). 13th BS REAPER 394th CTS FAST, POTSY Whiteman Up Close 442nd FW/303rd FSBORG, CHISEL, CUB, DITTO, GONZO, KC HAWGS In addition to aeronautical operations, JUG, KAYCEE, PEPPY, SAUCER, SCOUT, SHOGUN, radio communications at Whiteman are WODAN over a Motorola UHF TypeII Smartnet 1 -135th AVN HAWK trunked radio system using digital voice,

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