• Ensuring accurate diagnosis

    Injuries and unknown ailments occur often, hindering the human body. The 509th Medical Support Squadron radiology is here to assist in diagnosing these injuries and unknown ailments with sound judgment, and reliable technique.The radiology department takes care of all the active duty, retirees,

  • Whiteman AAFES stores testing new hours

    AAFES is constantly reviewing hours of operation against the cost in terms of utilities and personnel cost.Express hours will be extending for 90 days by one hour every day to see if the demand for service is there.  If the facility is utilized, changes in hours will be permanent.  Each day of the

  • AF approves special pay for nuclear career fields

    Assignment incentive pay and special duty assignment pay for select total force nuclear career fields became effective Oct. 1, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' recent announcement."The purpose of these special pays is to incentivize Airmen to volunteer for and perform duties

  • Changes coming to Whiteman Fitness Center

    The Whiteman Air Force Base Fitness Center's transformation into a more functional gym began Sept. 18.The renovations will be done in several different phases which are scheduled to be completed as early as January 2015.The first step in this transformation was the creation of the After Hours Annex,

  • Pillar of strength: Airman's dedication to fitness impacts life

    (Editor's note: This is part one of a four-part series on Comprehensive Airman Fitness. Part three will focus on the social pillar of CAF.)Working long hours in the heat, sweating bullets and hearing large amounts of iron crash to the ground might sound like uncomfortable working conditions, but for

  • AFGSC provides deterrence for the modern era

    The Air Force recently demonstrated its nuclear deterrence and power projection capabilities through a coordinated display of strategic combat power.Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen -- responsible for two legs of the nation's nuclear triad -- conducted the demonstrations, which included

  • Chaplain assistants: Here for all Airmen, all faiths

    Tech. Sgt. Lukas Bartels started off his Air Force career as a command post controller. After six years, he was ready for a change. He had encountered chaplain assistants before, and he knew the job involved caring for people and helping them through tough times in their lives.Inspired by senior