• Airman get money-saving tips for 2013

    Like many of those reading this article, I am a relatively new Airman, just trying to learn the ropes of the financial world. There are many things I want to buy, I battle the urge to spend money and I recognize the need to set financial goals. Fortunately, the Whiteman Airman & Family Readiness

  • National Prayer Breakfast set to inspire fellowship

    Team Whiteman is invited to the National Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Feb. 8 at Mission's End. Command Chaplain (Col.) Steven L. Berry, Joint Special Operations Command and ordained minister, is scheduled to be keynote speaker. "The National Prayer Breakfast is an opportunity for service members

  • Army mechanics keep Apaches flying

    In the Army, AH-64D Apache Longbow pilots trust maintainers with their lives every day. One minor maintenance error might be the difference between life and death.With each Apache costing more than $18 million, the advanced technology in these aircraft requires that maintainers possess extensive

  • From the Frontlines: Staff Sgt. Mark Baldenegro

    Most Airmen who deploy worry about family while they are gone. For Staff Sgt. Mark Baldenegro, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron structures, his worries primarily centered around his wife, who was in poor health before he left.Baldenegro was deployed to Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan from July to December

  • B-2 Spirits deploy to Andersen Air Force Base

    Two B-2 Spirit bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., will temporarily operate from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in late-January, in support of USPACOM's in-theater training objectives.Since 2004, the U.S. has maintained a deployed strategic bomber force in the

  • BASH program saves lives, money

    Whiteman's aircraft are not the only birds that rule the skies over central Missouri. In 2012, Whiteman units flew a total of 6,379 successful sorties, thanks in part to the efforts of 509th Operations Support Squadron's Airfield Management Flight and its Bird Air Strike Hazard (BASH) program. The

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Tara Loftin

    The Air Force offers Airmen many opportunities to Journey across the world. For Senior Airman Tara Loftin, 509th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, the journey took her to Southwest Asia.Leaving in April 2012 and returning in October, Loftin worked downrange as a quality assurance evaluator

  • LRS comes back for the win

    After a two-week break for the holidays, the sound of basketballs bouncing off the hardwood floor could be heard once again as the intramural basketball season resumed Jan. 10.The 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron wasted no time earning their first victory after the break, completing a 54-49

  • Air Force leaders deliver budget guidance to force

    Air Force leaders delivered guidance to the force recently, telling them to begin planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said Jan. 11 in a press briefing."Even though we're not presuming this worst case will occur, prudent planning for the

  • Whiteman 'kicks' off Wing Fitness Day

    The 509th Force Support Squadron sponsored the 2013 Wing Fitness Day at the Whiteman Fitness Center, Jan. 11. "The event was used to introduce new instructors, new and existing fitness courses, nutrition classes and a health and fitness fair," said Michael Taylor, 509th FSS fitness center director.