• Standards are the minimum

    There is no such thing as "minimum" standards. Standards are the minimum. There are standards and there is non-compliance with standards. No one wants to be on the non-compliance side of the ledger -- everyone wants to meet standards. However, in meeting standards, we should always strive to do the

  • Leadership -- helping others achieve success

    I would argue that many of our Air Force careers started in similar fashion, even though there are numerous reasons people elect to join the Air Force. I'm sure for most of you it was a calling to do something different than you were currently doing or an opportunity to serve something greater than

  • Spirit Gate Construction - Aug. 4 to 8

    From Aug. 4 to Aug. 8, the Spirit Gate will be open for INBOUND traffic only. Traffic cones and signage will be placed to direct traffic to appropriate lane.All OUTBOUND traffic must use other available gates: The Arnold (Knob Noster) Gate will operate 24-hour a day for the duration of

  • Theodore Van Kirk, Enola Gay Navigator, Passes Away

    Theodore Van Kirk, the last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay, and the navigator on the famous B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, died Monday in Stone Mountain, Georgia.Van Kirk was 93."Team Whiteman and the nation have lost a great

  • Airmen accompany 509 BW/CC to nation's capital

    Three members of Team Whiteman were recently hand-picked to accompany Brig. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, 509th Bomb Wing commander, on a trip to Washington, D.C., July 13 to 16.Every year, the wing commander visits Washington, D.C., to speak with Missouri's congressional leaders, and he is allowed to

  • Whiteman Tower: Eyes on the Skies

    When you are flying an aircraft, there are many things you must remain aware of, and even Team Whiteman's pilots need help navigating all the hurdles within the airspace.Helping pilots navigate theses hurdles are the Airmen from the 509th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower. The

  • You've got mail: Postal Airmen deliver a little piece of home

    Care packages, online orders and letters are the little things Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan look forward to while deployed. The 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron mail clerks work daily to boost morale by delivering little pieces of happiness for Airmen throughout the wing."My

  • Air Force celebrates 25th anniversary of first B-2 flight

    Team Whiteman and Air Force Global Strike Command are celebrating a milestone in Air Force and aviation history this week by marking the 25th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit's first flight.On July 17, 1989, Bruce Hinds, Northrop Grumman chief test pilot, and Col. Richard Couch, B-2 combined test force

  • Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

    Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

  • Prescription: Joy in Treating Whiteman

    The 509th Medical Support Squadron Pharmacy Element works behind the scenes to provide cures to fight against many common ailments and keep the base populous in good health.The Pharmacy element processes 125,000 prescriptions per year for active duty members, dependents, and retirees. Pharmacy