From the frontlines: Senior Airman Robert Sutton

Senior Airman Robert Sutton, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal journeyman, deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from September 2012 to March 2013. While embedded with a Marine unit, Sutton worked with a team of Air Force EOD members to ensure the Marines were safe from IEDs. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/Released)

From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Jason McCarty

Tech. Sgt. Jason McCarty, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman, rides in a helicopter while deployed to Afghanistan. McCarty spent 14 years as an Air Force firefighter, deploying four times; this is his first deployment since cross-training into the civil engineer structures field. (Courtesy Photo)

Whiteman energy

A photo of lighting after replacement in one of our high-bay facilities at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 19, 2013. (Courtesy photo)

Spirit Gate upgrades keep Whiteman safe

Staff Sgt. Stephen Sutterfield, 509th Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of confinement facility and alternate NCO in charge on police services; Tech. Sgt. Gregory Bowman, 509th SFS NCO in charge police services; and Senior Airman Christopher Cassmann, 509th SFS assistant police services, discuss training methods about the new, non-lethal net barrier system April 24, 2013, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The barrier system is designed to keep unauthorized vehicles off the installation and reduces risk to security forces when conducting vehicle inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heidi Hunt/Released)

Signs shop keeps the mission rolling!

Bernard Jones, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron sign maker, cleans an Air Force Global Strike Command sign at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 11, 2013. Signs of MAJCOMs, such as this one, are posted at the front gate to identify the command to drivers as the pass by. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

Signs shop keeps the mission rolling!

Bernard Jones, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron sign maker, uses a nibbler to cut away excess aluminum from a Global Strike Command insignia at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 11, 2013. MAJCOM signs help show visitors and newcomers the command’s ownership of the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)