• Post-9/11 GI Bill guidance sent to Airmen

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here provided updates to the field recently on the Air Force implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The updates, effective Aug. 1, include guidance on how eligible Airmen can choose to transfer part or all of their educational benefits to family members

  • To the rescue

    Airman 1st Class Walter Daniels, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Fighter, assists base operations in lowering the flag after it had gotten stuck, July 24.

  • Vice chief of staff testifies to lawmakers about suicide prevention programs

    The Air Force continues to closely monitor suicide trends and heighten awareness with modern preventative tools that address the total psychological health of Airmen and civilians, the Air Force's second-highest ranking military officer said on Capitol Hill July 29. Alongside his sister service

  • TriWest takes 3,000 local service members out to the ballgame

    Rounding third and heading for home...it's service members and their families who will be guests at the Aug. 8 Kansas City Royals game. TriWest Healthcare Alliance is providing 3,000 tickets to military members at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. for the game which pits the

  • Shoplifting, and Resulting Costs to Military Community, Down in '08

    High-tech Electronic Article Surveillance systems, eagle-eyed Closed Circuit Television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign helped take "a bite out of crime" at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities last year as shoplifting cases dropped 15.7 percent, from 7,635 in

  • 69 members of Team Whiteman promoted in August

    Sixty-nine Team Whiteman members received new stripes during a promotion ceremony July 31 at the Mission's End. They are: AirmenJohn Alaniz, 509th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronBarry Brewer, 509th AMXSAndrew Harnden, 509th Civil Engineer SquadronWilliam LeRoy, 509th Security Forces SquadronAirmen 1st

  • Mission Control, we have a problem

    Twenty-eight students from the Whiteman Air Force Base Youth Center and the local community embarked on a Space Station Alpha mission July 31 at the Community Activities Center with the Challenger Center for Space. Students participated in a video conference with Mission Control, located in W. Va.,