• Aircrew flight equipment formula: Safety, training and camaraderie

    When pilots suit up and prepare for a mission, they have a lot on their minds - the long hours they will spend in the cockpit, various flight patterns and other mission objectives. With all these important demands on their attention, they need to know that their life-support equipment is ready to go

  • Mouth guards: Sports equipment that protects smiles

    It's easy to take some things for granted until they're suddenly gone. Have you ever thought about how it would feel if you lost one or two of your front teeth? You'd probably avoid smiling. It would be uncomfortable talking with someone face-to-face. It wouldn't be easy pronouncing certain words.

  • Stateside commissaries return to normal operations

    Stateside commissaries that closed due to the government shutdown will resume normal operations Oct. 7, the Defense Commissary Agency announced on their website today. Stores normally closed on Mondays will reopen for business on their next scheduled operating day.(Information from the Defense

  • OSS Airman wins Spirit Award, Diamond Sharp Award

    Airman 1st Class Emily Luzum from the 509th Operations Support Squadron recently won the "Spirit Award" as well as the "Diamond Sharp Award."Here is her nomination:Luzum is not only involved on base and in the community, but her work performance is also exemplary. She is one of only two Airmen

  • Rainbow Appears during Year of the B-2 Gala

    During the Year of the B-2 Gala at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 28, 2013, a rainbow appeared over the "Spirit of Missouri." The gala celebrated the 20th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, which made its first landing at Whiteman 17 Dec., 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt.

  • AFGSC Outstanding Airman of the Year visits Whiteman

    The 2012 Air Force Global Strike Command Outstanding Airman of the Year visited Whiteman Sept. 25-26 to interact with Airmen and hear their thoughts on improving the Air Force.Senior Airman Bryenna Breckheimer visited squadrons within the 509th Bomb Wing to gather information on improving Airmens'

  • Enforcers named intramural softball champs, prepare for next challenge

    The Security Forces-A team recently won the intramural softball championship game, and will next head to the All World Sports East Coast Nationals/Military Worlds in Savannah, Ga., from Oct. 11 to 13.The "Enforcers" from the 509th Security Forces Squadron ran through AMXS and avenged a regular-

  • Whiteman celebrates 20th Anniversary Gala

    Members of Team Whiteman, the 509th Bomb Wing, the 131st Bomb Wing, Northrop-Grumman Corporation, and guests across the country gathered here Sept. 28 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the first B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.The Year of the B-2 Gala celebrated the day 20 years ago, on