The 509th Operations Group is the flying component of the United States Air Force 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It is equipped with all 20 of the USAF's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, flown by its 393rd Bomb Squadron. Its 13th Bomb Squadron, the training unit for the 509th, provides training in T-38 Talon trainers as well as in the 393rd's B-2 Spirits.
Northrop B-2A Block 30 Spirit 82-1071 "Spirit of Mississippi"
Gaggle patch of 509 OG squadrons. Consists of (clockwise from top left): 13th Bomb Squadron, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Operations Support Squadron, 394th Combat Training Squadron and 509th Bomb Wing (center).
The 509th Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command, Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
B-2A Spirit returns from a mission as part of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn
FB-111A dropping Mark 82 practice bombs during a training mission over Nomans Land
509th BW B-2A being prepared for Operation Odyssey Dawn