WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Phill Stuart, 509th Bomb Wing 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, 2024, at Whiteman Air Force Base. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by Air Force Global Strike bases across the Air Force that focus on the tra  more

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, April 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Phill Stuart, 509th Bomb Wing 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, 2024, at Whiteman Air Force Base. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by Air Force Global Strike bases across the Air Force that focus on the training and readiness of Airmen. The  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: A Republic, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing fentanyl to distribute and several firearms following two instances in which he fled from law enforcement officers. Tonikko Fewell, 34, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to two counts of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Last week, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) convened the Standards Board and Board of Advisors in Kansas City, Missouri for the respective boards' annual meetings. Panel discussions covered lessons from the presidential primaries, planning for the general election, artificial intelligence, elections in the territories, communications, ethical standards for election a  more