• Global Strike's Command Chief Visits Whiteman

    Chief MSgt Brian Hornback, Air Force Global Strike's command chief visited Team Whiteman Feb. 8-9, bringing with him a vision for the future of Airmen stationed not only at Whiteman, but across the Air Force. Hornback is no stranger to the base, having been previously stationed here twice. "Visiting

  • Dental technicians on the grind!

    Drilling, grinding, and rinsing are part of the mission dental technicians from the 509th Medical Operations Squadron complete every day.The 509th MDOS dental technicians help provide quality dental care to more than 4,000 patients on base each year, and they provide care for all active duty, Air

  • Keep COMM and Carry On

    In July 2010, the Natanz nuclear harnessing facility in central Iran - the site of a large portion of Iran's uranium enrichment - randomly initiated emergency cooling procedures on 3,900 of the facility's 4,700 centrifuges. The rapid decline in temperature triggered an emergency shutdown of the

  • 509th BW announces 2012 annual award winners

    Congratulations to the 509th Bomb Wing's 2012 annual award winners. Best of luck to these outstanding winners as they compete at 8th Air Force.Airman of the YearSenior Airman Ariel Nakmanee, 509th Medical Operations SquadronNCO of the Year Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Adams, 509th Maintenance Operation

  • Powering up the mission!

    B-2 Spirit pilots cannot fly sorties if maintainers do not even have the electricity needed to open the hangar doors. Fortunately, Airmen and civilians from the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical flight provide members of Team Whiteman the electrical power to accomplish their missions."Our

  • Load Competition increases efficiency

    From the second the clock starts till the second it stops, the 509th Maintenance Squadron Load Crew of the Year competitors are on their toes trying to be the best.Three teams went up against each other Jan. 25 for the right to be named 2012's best load crew team.The competition consisted of load

  • AGE Airmen build shop morale with humor

    Laughter fills a corner of the aerospace ground equipment bay as several Airmen work on a diesel generator for the B-2 Spirit bomber. Staff Sgt. Cole Adams, 509th Maintenance Squadron AGE mechanic, brings amusement to the floor everyday he works. Adams joined the Air Force in 2008 and the 509th has

  • Whiteman to receive three new buildings

    By this time next year, Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC, is scheduled to open three new facilities here -- a fitness building complete with an indoor pool, a community office and a maintenance building. The facilities are currently under construction and are ahead of schedule.The community center

  • From the Frontlines: SrA Gaetano Acevedo

    Force protection escorts are charged with monitoring and safeguarding local and third-country nationals working on base - a task that, without FPs, would be performed by security forces Airmen.They call themselves "the ghosts for the base." Their work almost goes unnoticed, but the 386th force