• B-2 crew chiefs keep Spirits soaring

    With their hands and uniforms covered in grease, oil and hydraulic fluid, a team of crew chiefs completes a 12-hour graveyard shift just as the rest of the world awakens and prepares for the day. No matter the time, the day or severity of the weather, crew chiefs report to their duty sections every

  • FitFactor boosts healthy living for youth

    Parents and teens may find themselves wanting to make more positive healthy decisions about their nutrition but might also find themselves unsure of how to get there.Air Force Airman and Family Services officials are helping achieve the participant's goals through FitFactor, a key component of the

  • From the Frontlines: Master Sgt. Gloria Torres

    Faced with challenges of an ever-changing mission, she managed passenger travel and cargo movement operations with a watchful eye. Without her leadership, service members and cargo wouldn't have reached their intended destination. Master Sgt. Gloria Torres, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron

  • My job is prosecuting sexual assault

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting

  • AFE Airmen ensure flight safety

    Air Force pilots have numerous types of equipment they must know the ins and outs of and be able to properly wear before they can fly. They rely on Airmen working in the aircrew flight equipment properly assembled and ready at all times.Airmen working in the 509th Operations Support Squadron aircrew

  • Combat Crew Communications: Gatekeepers of COMSEC

    Whether an air traffic controller needs to speak to an incoming pilot or a team of pilots need to speak to one another in flight, Airmen working in the combat crew communications career field are prepared to ensure pilots can make any type of in-flight communication when the mission calls for

  • From the Frontlines: Staff Sgt. Nathan Cornine

    On Jan. 21, 2012, Staff Sgt. Nathan Cornine, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator and dispatcher, returned from his deployment to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.During his six months in Southwest Asia, Cornine performed many responsibilities to include line haul convoy duty and being a radio

  • Talon postflight inspection keeps the sky safe

    The T-38 Talon has a unique mission here as a companion; being the choice aircraft to train B-2 Spirit pilots and keep their hours current. Oddly enough, with its dart shaped design, the Talon is the aircraft with the most similar flight characteristics to the Spirit. With their unique job, Talon's

  • Airfield Management: Lives safety 24/7

    To keep the mission flying, it's vital to ensure Whiteman's aircraft have a safe flightline for landing and take offs -- especially in support of the Air Force's only B-2 Spirit wing. That's where the 509th Operations Support Squadron Airfield Management operations flight comes into play.The safety

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman William Peters

    In December 2011 the U.S. withdrew its last troops from Iraq to end Operation Iraqi Freedom. Senior Airman William Peters, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations, was deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from July 2011 until February 2012 and held a critical position in helping our