• Under pressure, Airman delivers

    Most baby delivery stories seem to follow the same generic, almost preset story-line. The mother beings the early stages of labor, heads to the hospital, begins her contractions, then some odd amount of hours later, baby is born.However, for one Whiteman Airman and his family, their baby story

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Miller

    After serving five consecutive deployments in five years, one Airman left for a sixth deployment, leaving his wife behind to care for their six-month-old child.Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Miller, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal NCO in charge, left for a deployment to Southwest Asia

  • It's On! Maintainers prepare for Global Strike Challenge

    Load crew members from the 509th and 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons began preparing for the 2014 Air Force Global Strike Command's Global Strike Challenge.The competition will take place Oct. 8 and 9, when judges from AFGSC taking an in depth look at how well Whiteman maintainers load

  • EGRESS: The perfection of ejection

    The 509th and 131st Maintenance Squadron egress shop works hand-in-hand, maintaining each B-2's egress system to ensure they function properly for pilot safety. "We swap out the emergency equipment, maintain all explosive time changes and ensure there are no defects on the ejection seats," said

  • The Real Unsung Heroes

    In the fast paced tempo of today's often high operations environment, I often find myself thousands of miles away from home due to temporary duties, deployments or training. As I am off doing what I have loved for over twenty-five years in these various locations, I often find myself stopping to

  • Security Forces spouse awarded scholarship

    The spouse of a Security Forces Airman received a scholarship in excess of $4,000 Aug. 8, 2014 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Angela T. Reyes, wife of Airman 1st Class Juan A. Reyes, 509th Security Forces Squadron, was this year's recipient."In the economic times we live in, scholarships are

  • Sustaining a marriage with deployments

    A good marriage requires dedication, love, understanding and togetherness. My marriage involves two career-oriented individuals, and my husband and I are rarely in the same spot for more than a few days at a time. It's still a good marriage, just unorthodox as far as societal standards are

  • Teaching Dads "The Basics"

    On a late night, emergency ambulance services respond to an incident at base housing. They arrive on scene to find a four-week old infant lying cold and motionless.His skin has a black and blue tint. His face is swollen and unrecognizable, due to Shaken Baby Syndrome, which is the "leading cause of

  • Helping hands ensure mission success

    Returning to Whiteman following three years of service at two other bases, I have had the opportunity to reflect on what this base and it's people meant to me during my nine years here, prior to leaving in 2011.In short, I think Whiteman represents the best of what the Air Force demands of its