• Fitness Center prepares to host Wing Fitness Day

    The 509th Force Support Squadron's fitness center will be hosting their annual Wing Fitness Day event Jan. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p. m. The event will be used to introduce new instructors and their classes and demonstrate various fitness center activities."We as military members need to be fit to fight

  • B-2 leads annual Tournament of Roses festivities

    Team Whiteman provided aerial excitement to kick-off the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade and 98th Rose Bowl by conducting flyovers for an estimated national audience of 7 million in Pasadena, Calif. Jan 2.The flyovers demonstrated the excellence and precision of the men and women of Whiteman AFB.

  • True story: My cousin was killed by a drunk driver

    December has been designated National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. A month before he was scheduled to leave for Air Force Basic Training, Jacob Forbes was killed in a single drunk

  • Soldiers collect blood to support CENTCOM

    Soldiers from the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center held a blood drive at Whiteman Air Force Base's community activity center Dec. 21 as part of the Armed Services Blood Program. The ASBP is a conjoined military program from each service branch that collectively gets donors from different

  • From the Frontlines: Staff Sgt. David Hernandez

    A Whiteman vehicle mechanic is scheduled to receive a purple heart following his return from deployment to the Horn of Panjwaii, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. David Hernandez, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle mechanic, returned to this Air Force Global Strike Command base as a wounded warrior

  • Holiday lights twinkle at Whiteman

    The annual tree lighting ceremony was held at Mission's End, marking the beginning of this year's holiday celebrations Dec. 1.More than 250 were in attendance and awaited the decorated tree outside Mission's End in conjunction with a Menorah lighting, marking Hanukkah. Military members, civilians

  • An Airman's career

    Many Airmen like Col. Theresa Rodriguez, 509th Medical Group commander, decided to come into the Air Force right after nursing school to pursue a life of adventure, pride and satisfaction. The Jackson, Miss. native said the Air Force was mostly what she expected. She met new people and gained new

  • Firefighters earn bragging rights

    Senior Airman Timothy Vanden Haak, an emergency rescue Airman from Whidbey Island, Wash., placed 11th in the tandem competition World Firefighter challenge XX Nov. 19, 2011 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Vanden Haak competed against 485 firefighters and finished the course in 1.33.17. Vanden Haak is assigned

  • Memorandum for All Eighth Air Force Personnel

    I am truly honored and humbled to be leading "The Mighty Eighth," JFCC Global Strike, and Task Force 204. We have an amazing, elite team of dedicated professionals! The purpose of this Memo is to outline my initial perspective and lay out my priorities and intent.Today our military is fully engaged