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  • From the Frontlines: Chaplain (Capt.) Curt Cizek

    As the security forces Airmen prepare to go outside the wire, readying their armor and automatic rifles, Chaplain (Capt.) Curt Cizek began putting on his spiritual armor and readying his metaphorical weapon: his faith.Chaplain Cizek recently returned from Camp Bucca, Iraq, where he spent six months

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Lisa Castillo

    With more than 10 deployments under her belt, seasoned deployer, Tech Sgt. Lisa Castillo recently returned from yet another overseas tour.This time her assignment did not include living in a tent or packing sand bags, Sergeant Castillo was deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia

  • Security Forces: Taser trained, ready to operate

    Expletives filled the room, as members of the 509th Security Forces Squadron took turns at the hands of Billy Matheny and his 50,000-volt Taser. Mr. Matheny, part of the civilian SF instructor team, lead a classroom introduction to Taser use and safety, followed by a hands-on demonstration where

  • B-2: Calling Whiteman home for 16 years

    It emerges above the tree line with a quiet rumble - a slender, dark figure rising into the twilight of a frigid Missouri evening. The thin grey line grows into the shape of a giant wedge as the craft banks right, on course to destroy. The craft levels out and disappears into the clear, blue evening

  • Whiteman Airman attributes success to leadership, family

    Editor's note: "From the Frontline" is a weekly column highlighting currently deployed Team Whiteman members, or those who have recently returned from deployment. This week's deployed member is Senior Airman Steven Edwards.Whiteman Airman Steven Edwards is currently deployed to the 386th

  • Military spouses gain the right to choose legal residency

    On Nov. 11, 2009, President Barack Obama signed legislation giving military spouses the same right enjoyed by service members of picking their state of legal residence. The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act would affect issues ranging from driver's licenses and vehicle registration, to voting

  • Propulsion Flight: The power behind the machine

    Weighing in at 160,000 pounds, its capability to penetrate air defenses and threaten effective retaliation providing a strong, effective deterrent has made it a combat force known worldwide; however, the B-2 would not be able to get off the ground without the work of a small team of Airmen here. The

  • Preventing the 'after-the-holidays bill blues'

    Walking through a shopping mall, it's difficult not to notice holiday decorations, additional customers, and retailers claiming to offer the best deals of the season. Before pulling out their wallets, Airmen are encouraged to keep a few things in mind to help prevent the

  • Air Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing help man aircrew flight equipment operations

    Missouri Air National Guard and active duty Air Force are working together to make the B-2 Spirit mission at Whiteman Air Force Base a success.The 131st - formerly a St. Louis-based fighter wing - changed designations to a bomb wing and moved to Whiteman as a classic associate unit. That mission is

  • Safety: The curse that protects the 442nd

    After two days of hiding from thunderstorms and mud, the third day of the 442nd Fighter Wing's operational readiness inspection brought many Airmen out from under cover and into a safer atmosphere.Having been given the opportunity to flee the tight confines of the wing's unit control center, Lt.