• Team Whiteman Firefighters - Working around the holiday clock

    It's Dec. 25 and everyone is enjoying a festive holiday when, suddenly, thick smoke fills the home and live-giving oxygen seems to nearly disappear.Someone has left Christmas dinner on the stove unattended and a fiery blaze has erupted.An alarm sounds at the base's fire department and members of the

  • Legal Office provides holiday season gift-giving guidelines

    The holiday season is traditionally a time of parties, receptions and exchanging gifts. However, even during the holiday season, DOD standards of conduct still apply. As military members, we must ensure we do not unwittingly violate these standards.As a general rule, supervisors may not accept gifts

  • MPF: your first customer service stop

    What do all military members, retirees and their families have in common? They all have Common Access Cards providing them with base access, eligibility for medical benefits, and the ability to take advantage of the base exchange, commissary and MWR benefits.The Military Personnel Flight customer

  • UCM opens door of opportunity to Airmen

    "If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail." -- Winston Churchill.Churchill's words were true not only in describing the Allies in World War II, but also the partnership between the armed forces and local communities today. The relationship between Whiteman Air Force

  • A&FRC: Linking Airmen and their families

    While the demands of military life can vary from person to person, resources and services are available to help balance those needs.One part of the overall installation family support system is the Airman & Family Readiness Center- a network of agencies, programs, services, partnerships and

  • Whiteman's JAG is AFGSC's 2012 Legal Office of the Year

    The 509th Bomb Wing's Legal Office was named the 2012 Air Force Global Strike Command's Legal Office of the Year. The award was announced by Col. Ronald Ratton, Air Force Global Strike Command Staff Judge Advocate, Nov. 9.The award focuses on mission support in three categories - office and division

  • Moment of silence: Remembering Dec. 7, 1941

    "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan,"- Franklin Roosevelt.President Roosevelt uttered these well-remembered words the day after the Pearl Harbor

  • From the Frontlines: Staff Sgt. Lukas Bartels

    Chaplain assistants may only be a small team in deployed locations, but they can make substantial impacts in Airmen's lives.Staff Sgt. Lukas Bartels, 509th Bomb Wing chaplain assistant, is one such dynamic leader.Bartels recently returned from his six-month deployment to Al-Dhafra Air Base in the

  • NORAD provides website, apps to track Santa

    Children of all ages will be able to track Santa Claus on his annual journey, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.The "NORAD Tracks Santa" website at www.noradsanta.org is up and running. The site features a holiday countdown, games and daily activities, video messages from