• Brig. Gen. VanHerck takes command of 509th BW

    Brig. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck took the reins as 509th Bomb Wing commander during a ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Feb. 21, 2014.Brig. Gen. Thomas Bussiere relinquished the guidon, and command, to Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, Eighth Air Force commander, who in turn presented it to VanHerck."Today

  • Explosive combinations fuel the flames of EOD

    There are different types of improvised explosive devices capable of causing massive damage at any given time, whether overseas or at home. The solution to this problem: a team full of dedicated service members at Whiteman."When a bomb is dropped, we will go out to where ever it is and check to see

  • AF improves its personnel reliability program

    Changes are coming to the Air Force's program used to ensure personnel who perform nuclear-related duties are of sound mind and body on the job.The decades-old Personnel Reliability Program, or PRP, is used by all branches of service with duties tied to nuclear weapons to ensure personnel are

  • Hanging out with AFE

    Pilots, as well as Airmen, must be knowledgeable about safety equipment and survival procedures in the event that a mission goes awry and their aircraft goes down. The Airmen from the 509th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop are experts when it comes to reacting to emergency

  • Arriving in one piece: TMO ensures proper care for owner’s property

    From the mail carriers to the final destination, packages and parts are being processed and handled with caution, ensuring delivery to the customer in one piece.Whiteman Air Force Base receives a steady flow of mail and supplies for both military and civilian personnel. Regulating and properly

  • Missouri National Guard's 'First Attack' returns from Afghanistan deployment

    Despite the cold and snow, more than 6,000 friends, family and community supporters gathered at the University of Central Missouri to welcome home more than 320 Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the Army's 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion on Feb. 9, 2014. Since July 2013, the Soldiers had

  • 2014 National Prayer Breakfast is Feb. 19

    Whiteman Air Force Base will host the annual National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 19 at 8 a.m. at Mission's End. The theme of this year's event is, "Unless the Lord Build the House," and will feature Air Force Ch. Col. Gerald McManus, Air Force Global Strike Command's command chaplain, as the guest

  • Overcoming barriers: African-American women in the military

    The reasons behind America's Civil War and why people fought are numerous. For one woman, freedom was the only reason needed. While working for the Union Army as cook and nurse, she was also an armed scout and spy. In fact, she would become the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war when