• Controllers keep combat sorties cruising

    With the busiest airfield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for joint and coalition forces, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing depends on a team of skilled air traffic controllers to ensure safe, smooth airfield operations. "The main priority of an air traffic controller here is to

  • Join the 509 Running Club: Time off for miles run

    Whiteman runners of all skill levels can now sign up for a program that rewards their running with time off.The "509 Running Club" rewards any 509th Bomb Wing Airman who runs 509 miles in a 12-month time span with a three-day pass. Alternatively, those daunted by running a distance roughly equaling

  • Acting SECAF visits Whiteman Warriors

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited Whiteman Air Force Base Aug. 15 to meet with Airmen and get an in-depth look at the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber mission. Fanning first stopped at a B-2 dock to talk to the pilots, crew chiefs, specialists and weapons loaders responsible for making

  • Former CMSAF Gaylor shares wisdom with Team Whiteman

    Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor took time Aug. 7- 8 to talk with Whiteman Airmen and get a first-hand look at the B-2 Spirit mission.Gaylor, who served as the fifth CMSAF from 1977 to 1979, said getting out and talking to today's Airmen is his version of paying back all the

  • Sergeant thrives after overcoming health, image challenges

    She couldn't stand to look at herself in the mirror, so she put on her makeup in the dark.Even though every waking moment caused her pain, she would not accept the reality of who she had become.It was late in 2012 and throughout the past 25 months, Staff Sgt. Yecenia Caban-Jimenez had failed four

  • Repairing Airmen one muscle at a time

    The human body is composed of the cardiovascular, muscular, nervous, skeletal and respiratory systems. As complex as the body is, human beings are constantly building them up and breaking them down.At Whiteman Air Force Base, the 509th Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy clinic is the group

  • IPE: Equipping warfighters, saving lives

    (Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series about sections of the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron Material Management Flight)When Airmen deploy they rely on training they have received to survive all kinds of hazardous threats. Without the right equipment, however, that training may