• Civil engineers team up to set TFI benchmark

    Active-duty and Guard Airmen have the same training, but different mindsets and different missions.Despite the challenges they face in working together, collaboration between the two often results in more efficient and effective Air Force operations.As a part of this total force integration mindset,

  • Surviving from point A to point B

    Flying is inherently danger--every flight and every mission carry the possibility of crashing.To ensure all Airmen who take this risk have the best possible chance of making it through and returning home to their loved ones, survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialists provide combat

  • B-2 pilots celebrate 20 years with dining-in

    Past, present and future B-2 Spirit stealth bomber pilots gathered June 14 during the fourth B-2 Pilot Dining-In to celebrate their collective diverse backgrounds, their unique and rich heritage, their shared common vision, and 20 years of the B-2 stealth bomber. Held at Whiteman Air Force Base

  • 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,