• Without us, it’s just another airline

    When weapons on an A-10 Thunderbolt II do not fire, the mission fails. To prevent this from occurring, a team of technicians rotate and reset wrenches daily to ensure those munitions get where they need to go.Active-duty and reservist Airmen from the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons

  • Resources provided for users as MDG campus goes tobacco-free

    On Dec. 2, 2013, the entire 509th Medical Group campus became a tobacco-free area.This initiative, whose goal is to promote mission readiness and health, is in line with Air Force-wide guidance from 2012 to make tobacco-free medical campuses the norm. Tobacco use extends to any form, including

  • 2014: Reflections on Leadership for a New Year

    We've all seen the news highlighting active-duty Air Force manning reductions in the 25,000 range, between eight to 10 percent of the service. I know many of you are worried. I'm not focused on 10 percent, but I'm focused on 90 percent. The Air Force still provides opportunities as we move

  • Former CJCS Kicks Off UCM, WAFB Joint Servant Leadership Lecture Series

    The University of Central Missouri and Whiteman Air Force Base jointly announce a new lecture series reflecting on both organizations' shared values of service and leadership, with the first presentation featuring General (Ret.) Richard B. Myers, 15th chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of

  • Support from wingmen helps defy once-impossible goals

    Since I can remember, I have always had an aspiration to join the Air Force, but joining meant an ample amount of physical activity, even after basic training, with yearly, if not twice yearly, physical fitness tests. A timed, mile-and-a-half run is the standard distance ran on the cardiovascular

  • CSAF to Airmen: focus on dignity, respect

    To the Airmen of the United States Air Force: Last month, we launched the Airman to Airman video series as a way for me to communicate directly with you on the important issues I think you need to know about. Recently, I met with your wing commanders here in DC and talked to them about a number of

  • "Spirit of Washington" rises from the ashes

    Like the mythical Phoenix, the "Spirit of Washington" has risen from the ashes, ready to strike anywhere, anytime.The "Spirit of Washington" participated in its first training mission at Whiteman Air Force Base, Dec. 16, after an engine fire in 2010 badly damaged the aircraft.After three years and

  • Team Whiteman prepares for CCRI

    Airmen from the 509th Communications Squadron are preparing for an inspection next year by a team from the Defense Information Systems Agency as part of a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection from March 10-14.The CCRI focuses on cyberspace capabilities and is used by U.S. Cyber Command to maintain

  • Balfour Beatty celebrates Community Center grand opening

    Balfour Beatty Communities unveiled their new multi-facility complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 13 at Whiteman. The new facility, which features a Recreation Center, Community Center and Maintenance Facility, is open to Whiteman family housing residents. "I've lived here for more than 5