• Running clinic offers a 'leg up' for Airmen

    (Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series about the 509th Medical Operations Squadron Health and Wellness Center and their highlighting of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.)It would be easy to say that running helps Airmen stay fit to fight, and that exercise helps support the

  • 509th Bomb Wing Airman challenges mind and body

    She pushes the snooze button three times. Despite her desire to sleep, today is one of the biggest fitness challenges of her life. Staff Sgt. Samantha Scott, 509th Bomb Wing Command Post training manager, is competing in her first local CrossFit competition. Samantha wakes up Saturday, April 27, at

  • An appetite for dedication

    At Whiteman Air Force Base, Airmen depend on the dining facility to provide them with the energy they need to get the job done. There are two dining facilities located at Whiteman to accommodate Airmen; one is located on the flightline and the other is the Ozark Inn. The purpose of the flightline

  • NDI - seeing through the jet

    Finding discrepancies on any aircraft can be a challenging job, especially since some of them cannot be seen with the naked eye. Fortunately, the 509th Maintenance Squadron's Non-Destructive Inspection shop is there to help maintainers find these discrepancies.NDI uses a variety of methods to check

  • A Defender's best friend

    (Editor's Note: This is part three of a three-part series about Security Forces Airmen)With terrorist attacks like the April 15, 2013 bombings in Boston, Massachusets, Airmen all over the country are on high alert, especially military working dog handlers and their canines. At Whiteman Air Force

  • Operation Spirit shows the mission to children

    As the sun rises and glistens on the morning dew's reflection, a large pack of young laughing children chatters as they wait in anticipation for an opportunity to "deploy."In support of the "Month of the Military Child," more than 125 children in the K-12 age group participated in the eighth annual

  • Upholding military honors

    For some, seeing an elite team of Honor Guardsmen perform a flag-folding ceremony or a firing party can be a contributing factor in their decision to join the military. To others, Honor Guard is their final glimpse of the military and all that comes along with it.The members of Whiteman Air Force

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Jason McCarty

    After 14 years and four overseas tours as an Air Force firefighter, Tech. Sgt. Jason McCarty, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman, deployed in 2012 for the first time as a structures shop member.McCarty deployed to Afghanistan from July 2012 through February 2013, and was stationed at