• Communications squadron unites

    Members of the 509th Communication Squadron are scheduled to receive a new home in the fall of 2010. A ceremony Aug. 25 marked the ground breaking of a new combined facility on Spirit Boulevard and 4th Street here. The new facility will be 17,140 square feet and house more than 150 communication

  • Welcome home: First family moves into new base housing subdivision

    Airman 1st Class Joseph Robin, his wife, Molly, and their 11-month old daughter, Charli, were welcomed into a new home on Vosler Avenue Aug. 21 in the new Bear Lake base housing subdivision during a ribbon cutting ceremony here  . Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler, 509th Bomb Wing commander, his wife,

  • Ready for takeoff

    Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses.See the Slideshow here.

  • UFC fighter trains Team Whiteman

    Dan Severn, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, gives UFC tips and instruction about ultimate fighting to members of Team Whiteman Aug. 20. The class gave Airmen helpful tips in combat skills. Mr. Severn performed three different training sessions for Airmen and their families

  • Whiteman firefighters burn through the competition

    Recently members of the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department participated in the Dr. Pepper Regional Firefighter Combat Challenge in Altus, Okla. The competition challenges consisted of participants wearing full bunker gear and a SCOTT Air-Pak breathing apparatus. Pairs of competitors race

  • Heart Walk welcomes participation

    With a goal of raising $55,000 to help fight heart disease, the 2009 Start! Heart Walk Committee is continuing to recruit Johnson Countians to serve as team captains, participate as walkers and become corporate sponsors for this year's event. The program, which annually draws hundreds of local

  • NORE gains a new player

    Aug. 10 marked the end of the Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise for Team Whiteman. All 509th Bomb Wing units were key players including the Wing Anti-Terrorism Officer, Robert Striegel. "Watching the Civil Engineer and Logistics Readiness Squadron implement the barrier plan was very