Whiteman Air Force Base airman found dead in Texas Elijah Posana was on leave with family Staff Sgt. Alexandria Lee/U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah R. Posana, security response team member with the 509th Security Forces Sqdn., stands in front of B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, in Missouri, on Nov. 18, 2020. Members of the 509th SFS protect both personnel and assets supporting the U.S. Air Force Global Strike's stealth bomber fleet. and last updated 2021-05-04 16:50:13-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â An airman stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base was found dead Tuesday in Texas. Airman 1st Class Elijah R. Posana, 22, served as a defender with the 509th Security Forces Sqdn. He was on leave with family in Surfside Beach, Texas, where he was reportedly âpulled by a rip currentâ roughly 100 feet from shore on Sunday, according to a news release.