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  • Air Force Assistance Fund aids Airmen

    Editor's note: This is part two of a two-part series highlighting the Air Force Assistance Fund programNow in its second week, the Air Force Assistance Fund has already received $9,248 in donations and will continue to run and accept donations through April 16, 2010."Whiteman's goal is to raise

  • Whiteman Airman selected for Tops in Blue

    Airman 1st Class Jonathan Velasquez, 509th Bomb Wing Security Forces Squadron, was recently selected for a year-long tour with the Air Force expeditionary entertainment unit, Tops in Blue.According to their Web site, Tops in Blue provides quality entertainment from within the Air Force for the AF

  • Paying tribute to 'Old Glory'

    She was there when George Washington first crossed the Delaware. She was raised when the devastation of Sept. 11, 2001 change American lives forever. She covers the coffins of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and stands watch over the graves of U.S. war veterans. She is the American

  • The Whiteman Underground

    Buried deep under the Missouri mud at Whiteman Air Force Base, is a series of keys and buttons that, at one time, could obliterate an entire nation if necessary.From 1963 to 1995, Whiteman was home to the 351st Strategic Missile Wing, which operated the Minuteman I and Minuteman II Intercontinental

  • Whiteman celebrates Women's History Month

    On June 12, 1948, the Women's Armed Services Integration Act, Public Law 625, was signed by President Harry S. Truman, which enabled women to permanently serve in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. This month, as part of Women's History Month, Whiteman celebrates and recognizes the historical

  • From the Frontlines: Airman 1st Class Eric Reed

    When one hears "deployment," a person may typically think of Airmen performing convoy duty, carrying an M-16 and providing direct mission support on the frontlines.Airman 1st Class Eric Reed, 509th Communications Squadron, was not on a typical deployment.Airman Reed worked as assistant and computer

  • AR shop provides heavy maintenance for B-2 Spirit

    Even with its advanced technology, many back-up systems, skilled maintainers and other goodies that no one can talk about, the B-2 can still break hard.When it comes to something more than routine maintenance, the crew chiefs of the 509th Maintenance Squadron Aero Repair Shop step up to the

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Kenny Holston

    He shrugs on his armor and readies his weapon, preparing for a mission outside the wire. As the troops move out, M4s at low-ready, Senior Airman Kenny Holston, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs photographer, is already shooting.Deployed to Forward Operating Base Lindsey, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Airman

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt Meredith Fekkers

    Her job, stateside, is to work for servicemembers, as NCO in charge of General Law. But, while deployed to Iraq, Tech. Sgt. Meredith Fekkers, 509th Bomb Wing Judge Advocate, worked at the Detainee Legal Operations Center, researching and answering legal-related questions for terror suspects held in

  • Ambulance Services brings life-saving skills to the fight

    When an accident or life-threatening situation occurs, the 509th Medical Group Ambulance Services flight is prepared to provide immediate emergency services and, if needed, transportation to the nearest medical facility.With 10 Airmen on alternating 24-hour shifts, Ambulance Services is responsible