• two Wings, One Team

    Airmen must often integrate and work together as a team to support and accomplish the U.S. Air Force’s mission to fly, fight, and win. When active duty, reserve, and National Guard components work together, it’s known as Total Force Integration.While the 442nd Fighter Wing is a reserve wing and the

  • Whiteman AFB reopens LeMay Gate

    Senior leaders and community partners at Whiteman AFB celebrated the conclusion of the LeMay Gate construction with a ribbon cutting ceremony here. Infrastructure improvements were designed to help Whiteman AFB maintain readiness and provide better safeguarding procedures for national security

  • Nothing but the Tooth

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Imani Bryant strives in her career to improve the lives of every Airman or civilian she takes care of or leads.She is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Air Force Dental Readiness Assurance Program in the 509th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and she

  • 509th Bomb Wing's Prime BEEF

    Prime BEEF is a specialized unit within certain Air Force Civil Engineering squadrons comprised of skilled construction technicians, earth movers, electricians, plumbers, firefighters, and explosive ordnance disposal Airmen. These units across the Air Force stand by to respond to and support

  • Eyes in the sky and on the ground

    Radar Approach Control and the Air Traffic Control tower work together as closely as any two other units at Whiteman Air Force Base.The ATC tower monitors everything from aircraft landing and departing, to vehicles on the flight line, while RAPCON monitors aircraft in the air outside of visual range

  • Resiliency: An Airman's Greatest Strength

    Balancing work and personal life can be a challenge in the Air Force. Airmen must often work long hours, take on additional duties, and keep up with their training. They often learn to be resilient to manage stressful situations, which can be important to get them through the day. For U.S. Air Force

  • 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron helps deliver aid to Nicaragua

    Many people may have heard of Operation Christmas Drop, the U.S. Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, but they may not have heard of the Denton Program.The Denton Program is a Department of Defense transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo donated by non-government

  • 509th BW and 131st BW LO shops work as one

    How does the 80-ton, 172-foot-wingspan B-2 Spirit stealth bomber stay undetected on radar? Low observable (LO) Airmen from the 509th Maintenance Group (MXG) and 131st Maintenance Squadron (MXS) at Whiteman Air Force Base work side-by-side to complete specialized, technical work that enables the