• Airmen perform maintenance to keep A-10's flying

    As the Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II's climb high into the sun to fly, fight and win, Airmen from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron are on the job day and night to maintain their engines. They keep the warthogs in the skies so they can continue to provide close air support to Airmen and other

  • Whiteman Airmen help build, hope to Joplin

    Twenty-five Airmen from the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base volunteered with the Joplin and Tulsa Habitat for Humanity project Nov. 1. With more than a combined total of 230 hours, the Airmen planned, traveled and spent the day to help build 10 homes, for 10 families in a

  • Reducing traffic accidents

    Traffic death rates are three times greater at night than during the day, according to the National Safety Council. While there is no certain way of knowing what causes drivers to get distracted, safety remains the individual's responsibility.Motor vehicle travel is the primary means of

  • Reporting for duty, Sir!

    Team Whiteman participated in a U.S. Strategic Command exercise, known as Global Thunder from Oct. 19 through the 26. Global Thunder'12 is a USSTRATCOM Field Training exercise and Battle staff exercise to implement all mission areas. It provides unique training opportunities for component, task

  • Whiteman Guard unit receives first Apache Longbow helicopters

    After about four years planning and training, the Missouri National Guard's 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion received three new Apache Longbow helicopters.Four years ago the battalion was scheduled to get the Bell ARH-7- Arapaho, which is a four-bladed, single-engine, light military

  • 10 year anniversary of strikes against Afghanistan

    The 509th Bomb Wing and its B-2 Spirits led the way Oct. 7, 2001, striking the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and signaling the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. Oct. 7, 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S. opening this new front on the war against terrorism.More than a decade later, many