• 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

  • Message from 509th BW/CC: DEOMI Equal Opportunity Climate Survey

    Team Whiteman:In May 2013, the Secretary of Defense directed measures to strengthen sexual assault prevention programs. As part of that initiative, the Air Force implemented the DEOMI Equal Opportunity Climate Survey, DEOCS, in January 2014, replacing the Unit Climate Assessment, and bringing the

  • Inspired command chief motivates others

    If you have not yet gotten a chance to spend time with our new command chief as he zig zags around base meeting Airmen, brace yourself. Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, 509th Bomb Wing command chief, is a very passionate, extremely energetic, and highly motivated leader who loves to get

  • B-2 Barista Café: Keeping the mission going with a satisfying taste

    The fresh aroma of coffee beans fills the air as ice blends together to create a caffeine sensation. The creamy white froth compliments the cappuccino's smooth taste and smell from the spices of chai tea entices customers to rush and enjoy its unique flavor. This is the environment of the 509th

  • AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

    Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air Force

  • FIP visits Team Whiteman

    Air Force Global Strike Command's Force Improvement Program team recently paid a visit to Team Whiteman as part of their tour of the command's bomber bases.The FIP team gathered an immense amount of data from the Airmen out in the field, conducting more than 1,700 interviews and nearly 4,500 surveys