• Breaking a sweat at the fitness center

    When you first walk into the fitness center, you can hear sounds of equipment and enthusiasm echoing throughout the facility. People perform heart pumping, adrenaline rushing and sweat breaking exercises in order to maintain fitness standards and achieve set goals. Intense facial expressions are

  • AF realigns B-1, LRS-B under Air Force Global Strike Command

    The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have directed the realignment of the Air Force's B-1 bomber fleets and Long Range Strike-Bomber program from Air Combat Command to Air Force Global Strike Command, effective Oct. 1.The move will realign the Air Force's core mission of global strike

  • Surviving, learning to live

    Red and blue lights surround my house. My biological mother is in tears and her boyfriend is yelling at the men with shiny badges and guns on their hips. My siblings and I are sitting on the couch, quietly.My life was about to change dramatically.My mother was at a young age when she found out she

  • Great futures start here: Whiteman teen wins Youth of the Year honor

    Darin Hattig is scheduled to compete in Jefferson City, Mo., in April for Missouri Military Youth of the Year. Youth of the Year is a scholarship competition through the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Darin is our local winner from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Darin will receive a $300

  • The solid foundation of Airmen and education

    More often than not when people are asked why they joined the military education, is one of the reasons.Knowing exactly what is available to you is one part of the equation.  Knowing your spouse and children can also take advantage of certain benefits can potentially save you from paying out of

  • Medics for man’s best friend

    When your pet feels ill or under the weather, the Vet Clinic is here to solve the matter. Much like humans, animals suffer from ailments and diseases disrupting health. From an injured paw to heart worm disease, vets are dedicated to ensuring Whiteman pets are healthy and happy.The Vet Clinic

  • Air Force aims to improve health, performance

    With the goal to move from healthcare to health, the Air Force Medical Service has created a dynamic plan, which will transform health and human performance systems as they exist today.The Human Performance Concept of Operations, created by Air Force medical planners, strives to not only prevent or

  • What is the Social Domain?

    There are four areas of a person's life which capture the totality of how they experience and relate to others and themselves.  In order to be a balanced person, you must first have a balanced lifestyle.  The mental, physical, social, and spiritual domains are the four areas that require constant

  • How to be happily married to the military

    Remember when you got engaged and people would give you all kinds of unsolicited advice? I remember my aunt telling me that when you marry a man, you don't just marry him ... you marry his whole family. No one ever tells you that when you marry a military man, you don't just marry the man ... you