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  • While fellow pilot Maj. Tim Rezac looks on, Maj. Ryan Bailey, 131st Operations Support Flight commander, presents Maj. Luke Jayne with his 1000 B-2 flying hour patch, Sept 14, 2013 at Whiteman AFB, Mo. All are Guardsmen with the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard. Jayne joins an elite group of 35 B-2 pilots who have achieved 1000 or more hours in the B-2 Stealth Bomber.

    B-2 pilot surpasses 1,000 hours mark

    A routine flying mission became a major achievement for the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing when Maj. Luke Jayne surpassed 1,000 flying hours in the B-2 Spirit Sept. 14.
  • Casey Self works with hippo ‘Liberty’ in the Ruwenzori area of the Kansas City Zoo. Here she utilizes hand signals, a clicker, and healthy treats to evoke certain responses, such as opening their mouths, which allow her to safely check on the dental health of the hippo. When not working at her civilian job as a zookeeper, Self is a Citizen-Airman with the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, at Whiteman AFB., Mo.

    Serving country, African wild animals part of routine for ANG Airman

    For one Missouri National Guardsman, life as a Citizen-Airman is far from the wilds of her civilian career. Airman Casey Self, a zookeeper at the Kansas City Zoo, joined the 131st Bomb Wing to expand her resume from taking care of animals on land and water to people in the sky as well.
  • In 2008, the 131st Bomb Wing achieved another major milestone by completing the first B-2 sortie flown and launched by Missouri Air National Guard personnel from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, June 18. The 131st BW is the nation’s only Guard unit to fly and maintain the B-2 Spirit

    First ANG bomb wing certified for nuclear operations

    The Air National Guard celebrated a historic milestone this week as the 131st Bomb Wing, the nation’s only Guard unit to fly and maintain the B-2 Spirit, was certified to conduct the nuclear mission upon completion of their initial nuclear surety inspection.
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