• 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

  • MyMC2: Connecting Airmen with their base

    In the age of smartphones and mobile apps, Airmen can find nearly ev¬¬erything they need right at their fingertips. Since May 2012, the Air Force has offered an app that puts a list of base events right in their hands.The app is called "My Military Community," or MyMC2 for short. The app is a free

  • Delicate electronics create massive firepower

    The B-2 Spirit is the most feared weapons system on the planet, but it would not be if not for the 509th Maintenance Squadron avionics back shop team.The avionics team works around the clock repairing equipment to ensure the B-2's internal system maintains the capabilities needed to perform

  • Whiteman's 175 newest staff sergeants are ...

    The Air Force announced the results for the 2013 technical sergeant promotion cycle Aug. 1. The 11,212 selected represent 32.9 percent of the 34,078 eligible.The average score for those selected was 291.07. Selectees' average time in grade is 1.98 years and time in service is 4.51. The average

  • Protect yourself, your family from whooping cough

    In 2012, Missouri had an increase in confirmed and probable cases of pertussis. It is a year-round disease that typically peaks in the fall and winter during cold and flu season.Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable, respiratory disease that can be passed easily

  • To will, or not to will?

    During the 131st Bomb Wing's annual training week, I had the opportunity to visit with Lt. Col. Jason Klumb, 131st Bomb Wing staff judge advocate, and Master Sgt. Erika McFarlane, the unit's superintendent, to discuss what services the JAG office provides. While the legal office provides counsel to

  • Airsave vest provides peace of mind to aircrew

    Just like computer programmers upgrade their technology to make processes more efficient, the Air Force upgrades flight equipment to ease daily procedures and save time, effort and expense.The 509th Operations Support Squadron airfield flight equipment shop recently received two brand-new Airsave