• Whiteman Airmen to compete in AF Marathon

    Several Whiteman Airmen are scheduled to compete in the 13th annual U.S. Air Force Marathon. The marathon began in 1997 to commemorate the Air Force's 50th anniversary, and takes place at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. This year, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, is scheduled to attend

  • Brother and sister servicemembers reconnect in Iraq

    Because of their conflicting schedules and military obligations, Air Force Senior Airman Jessica Comer and her brother, Army Spc. Jeffrey Comer normally see each other once a year at Christmas. But Christmas came early this year for the siblings when they were able to spend time together in Baghdad

  • RE Flight develops improvements for the B-2

    The B-2 Sprit is hailed as the world's most technologically advanced bomber. With anything, however, there is always room for improvement. That's where the 509th Maintenance Operations Squadron Research Engineering Flight comes in. A four-man crew, the RE Flight's mission is to provide on-site,

  • Team effort results in successful exercise

    Airmen participating in the Major Accident Response Exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all

  • Whiteman members to be honored at SNCO induction ceremony

    Thirty-eight technical and master sergeants will be inducted into the senior noncommissioned officer tier during a ceremony at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Mission's End Club here. The ceremony recognizes technical sergeants who have displayed the potential for assuming the next higher enlisted grade and

  • 442nd Airmen promoted in September

    Seventeen 442nd Fighter Wing members were promoted in the month of September. They are: Airman Matthew Nall 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Jesse Farris 442nd AMXS Joshua Giliberto 442nd Maintenance Squadron Sarah Knauff 442nd AMXS Kirk Simon 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

  • ACC commander launches IGNITE Campaign

    ACC, your command is getting ready to fundamentally change the way we do business - and you are critical to its success! The world is fast accelerating into a digital age breaking down longstanding linear processes that served the modern western world and our Air Force so well. Technology and

  • 509th firefighters bring the heat

    Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated aircraft fire to keep their qualifications and skills up to date. The exercise is conducted once a year and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately.See the