• From the Frontlines: Airman 1st Class Nathan McMahon

    Pilots are responsible for operating aircraft to complete their assigned missions, but they cannot get the planes off the ground without all the pieces in place.Airman 1st Class Nathan McMahon, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron journeyman, is one of many Airmen responsible for just

  • Whiteman Warriors selected for promotion to technical sergeant

    The Air Force announced the results for the 2013 technical sergeant promotion cycle June 27. The 5,654 selected represent 15.03 percent of the 37,608 eligible.The average score for those selected was 340.17. Selectees' average time in grade is 5.52 years and time in service is 10.78. Their average

  • Hearts Apart builds families’ resiliency

    While Airmen serve on the frontlines, dependents and spouses back home often look for ways to ease the stress that comes along with their loved ones being gone.To help lighten the load for military families, the Whiteman Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center offers the Hearts Apart

  • Whiteman AFB releases 2012 water quality report

    Whiteman Air Force Base has released the Consumer Confidence Report for 2012, an annual summary of drinking water quality delivered by Whiteman AFB during calendar year 2012. The report will help base residents and employees better understand and have confidence in their drinking water supply. Under

  • No backyard mechanics

    Everything about the B-2 Spirit screams stealth. Its leading edges are curved to reflect radio waves. Its jet-black surface is coated with radar-absorbing material. Its four engines are buried inside the body.Although these design characteristics are a major reason why the B-2 remains undetected,

  • From the Frontlines Senior Airman Byron Caraway

    Some Airmen will go on a deployment and be tasked to do the same job they would perform at their home station, while other deployments bring Airman out of their comfort zone and into a new learning experience.For Senior Airman Byron Caraway, 509th Comptroller Squadron financial management flight

  • Clean sweep

    Living in the dorms gives Whiteman Airmen the responsibility of maintaining government property and keeping up their living areas.To ensure dorm residents are upholding these required living standards, first sergeants take on the challenge of inspecting the uninspected."Room inspections are

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Joshua Schiltz

    From fixing up an '88 Monte Carlo SS in small-town Iowa to repairing Humvees in Southwest Asia, one mechanically inclined Airman has come a long way in using his automobile know-how to make things run smoothly. Senior Airman Joshua Schiltz, a vehicle maintainer from the 509th Logistics Readiness