• Whiteman Warriors honor POW/MIA

    Team Whiteman held a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 5 in honor of the men and women listed as prisoners of war or missing in action.In attendance was retired Chief Master Sgt. Charles Seibert, who spent 548 days as a POW in Germany during World War II before being liberated by American

  • Air Force releases results of on-duty fatality ground accident investigation

    The Air Force has completed its investigation into an incident in which an Airman died at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The report discusses factors which may have played a role in the incident.Staff Sgt. Roderick Davenport, a 23-year-old Airman assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman AFB,

  • 131st CES preps for wartime mission, supports underserved communities

    Innovative Readiness Training - it provides real-world training opportunities for units, helping them prepare them for their wartime missions while simultaneously supporting the needs of America's underserved communities.The 131st Civil Engineer Squadron is currently working on just such a project

  • Chief cycles through cancer

    Lee Cooper has always been a tough guy. But on the day this chief master sergeant found out he had prostate cancer, he sure didn't feel that way. "I was supposed to be Superman," said Cooper. "I was a dad, a husband and a chief ... there wasn't supposed to be anything I couldn't fix or do." Fast

  • From The Frontlines: Staff Sgt. Joseph Hausman

    When the option came to deploy again, Staff Sgt. Joseph Hausman, 509th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, knew he wanted to go.Hausman, who is deployed to Southeast Asia, left in April of this year and will be returning in October. He works as an ammo troop with the 386th

  • Spouses clubs looking for new members

    The Whiteman Officer Spouses Club will be hosting a membership drive Sept. 19 at the Stars and Strokes Bowling Center. While the next Whiteman Enlisted Spouses Club is Sept. 17 at Missions End. The goal of these socials is to add new members to the clubs while also enjoying good time. "The purpose

  • OTS prospect touts the importance of fitness

    President John F. Kennedy once said, "Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."This quote holds especially true for Gerard Cawelti, a 22-year-old graduate of the University of Central Missouri who

  • Airman's Attic, Thrift Store hold grand re-opening

    Whiteman Air Force Base's Airman's Attic and Thrift Store re-opened last week after being closed during the summer.The Airman's Attic is open to staff sergeants and below, as well as their dependents, and offers a variety of everyday goods for free, including uniforms and other household items."Our