• 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

  • Defying odds, defining a nation: Presidents’ Day

    With the fast-paced lifestyle we in the military are accustomed to, it's sometimes easy to forget about the history of this nation, and the strategic moves of the men who made such a place possible. On the third Monday in February we celebrate Presidents' Day in honor of the birthday of both George

  • 13th Bomb Squadron brings global strike capability to Red Flag

    Gliding through the air like a phantom in the night, the B-2 Spirit evades enemy air defenses, finds its target, then unleashes its firepower only to slip away from the enemy as quietly as it came. During the years, Red Flag exercises have progressed from dog fight air-to-air combat training into

  • Whiteman AFB wins housing award

    The Balfour Beatty Communities and Whiteman Housing Management Office received the 2013 Outstanding Housing Installation Team Award at Whiteman Air Force Base Jan. 29, 2014.Recent improvements in housing quality along with the addition of new community buildings, amenities and resident programs led

  • Airmen showcase excellence in LCOY competition

    One way Air Force Global Strike Command shows the value of superior technical and weapons system expertise is through weapons load competitions.In keeping with that spirit, Airmen from Whiteman's 13th and 393rd Aircraft Maintenance Units and Air National Guard Airmen from the 131st Bomb Wing

  • A second chance at life, surviving against all odds

    Ischemic heart disease kills thousands of people every year in Western countries. Its main impact - it reduces blood flow to the heart.George Baldwin, L3 communications logistician, encountered the effects of this infamous ailment in November last year,in what proved to be a life-changing