• Can you handle the truth? JAG recruiting paralegals

    Are you considering a change in career fields? The Judge Advocate General Corps is looking for Airmen who can "handle the truth" working as a paralegal. As a paralegal, you would assist attorneys in providing superior legal counsel to commanders, first sergeants and other key personnel on a broad

  • Maj. Gen. Vander Hamm takes helm of 8th AF

    Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm took command of Eighth Air Force Oct. 23 in a ceremony here presided over by U.S. Strategic Command commander Gen. C. Robert Kehler.Vander Hamm, who was also promoted to the rank of major general during the ceremony, replaces Maj. Gen. Stephen Wilson."I want you to know

  • Wilson takes command of AFGSC

    Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson took command of Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony here Oct. 23, 2013, becoming the newest leader of the organization responsible for the nation's force of ICBMs and nuclear-capable bombers.Presiding at the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh

  • Electrical environmental: From the back shop to the sky!

    Before pilots complete their mission planning, before aircraft are cleared for take-off, the 509th Maintenance Squadron Electrical Environment back shop crew aircraft work behind the scenes to ensure they are mission-ready. The 509th MXS Electrical Environment back shop crew performs inspections to

  • Officials announce deadlines for holiday mail delivery

    Military Postal Service Agency officials recommend that parcel post packages for service members overseas be mailed by Nov. 12 for delivery by the holidays.Officials at MPSA, an extension of the U.S. Postal Service, have published a chart at http://hqdainet.army.mil/mpsa/xmas.htm that shows

  • ‘I am Air Force Energy’ campaign kicks off

    October is Energy Action Month, an opportunity for Airmen to learn more about the impact of energy to the Air Force's mission as part of a national campaign led by the Department of Energy. This year's theme, "I am Air Force Energy," puts the Airman at the center of the campaign. The goal is to

  • Wingman Day, Community Fair highlight resiliency, involvement

    During the Whiteman Community Fair and Wingman Day Oct. 10, Airmen around base participated in various events aimed at highlighting the importance of resiliency and invovlement in their everyday lives.The day kicked off with a presentation by Dr. Dan Gerdes, a sports psychologist from the University

  • Resiliency: The ability to 'bounce back'

    Lock him in prison, and you have a John Bunyan. Bury him in the snow drifts of Valley Forge, and you have a George Washington. Deafen a genius composer, and you have a Ludwig van Beethoven. Raise him in utter poverty, and you have an Abraham Lincoln. Have him born into a society filled with racial