• Whiteman Soldier breaks Missouri dead-lift record

    Silence is all that was heard, or not heard, at the 2011 Missouri State Fair Dead Lift Competition while Army Sergeant Stephen Kirkbride, 1-135th Aviation Reconnaissance Battalion, prepared to lift 550 pounds. His hands were chalked, his belt was fastened around his waist and adrenaline was pumping

  • Airmen Maintain health care through medical maintenance

    Would you trust a dentist who wants to take out a tooth with a wrench or a surgeon who wants to use a kitchen knife during an open-heart surgery? No matter the talent of the health care provider, their life-saving capabilities are limited by the equipment they use. With more than 5,000 patients seen

  • Taking aim with CATM Airmen

    The 509th Security Forces Squadron is the largest security force in the Air Force and has the unique job of guarding the B-2 Spirit and the nation's nuclear enterprise.The 509th SFS maintains current defense skills to protect base assets and follow the Air Force Global Strike Command vision of being

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Melissa Reynolds

    Tech. Sgt. Melissa Reynolds, 131st Bomb Wing Medical Group optometry technician, returned in March from her deployment to Southwest Asia. She was deployed for six-months to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Host Nation Coordination Cell where she worked as a customs and immigration liaison. The

  • Global Strike Challenge: Whiteman showcases bomber skills

    Integrated teams from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participated in the bomb build and load portion of Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge here Aug. 4 and 5. The challenge brings operations, maintenance and security forces teams from bomber and missile wings together in

  • 165 staff sergeant selects

    Air Force officials selected the following eligible senior airman for promotion to staff sergeant here Aug. 4. A complete promotion list is now available on the Air Force Personnel Center's website and Air Force Personnel Services website under enlisted promotions.509th Maintenance Group Ashburn

  • Frequently asked…

    Two frequently asked questions I get are, 'Do you ever tire from hearing people complain and what is the most common complaint?" My response to the first question is "Absolutely not!" I thoroughly enjoy having the opportunity and ability to assist. Of course I don't enjoy that people are in

  • Whiteman housing battles grass

    Now that summer is fully upon us, so is the grass. The base housing area represents approximately 12 percent of Whiteman's total acreage and that's a lot of grass that housing occupants are collectively responsible for mowing and maintaining.The efforts by everyone to maintain the landscaping are

  • Spouse steps up while husband is deployed

    "When a troop serves, so does the family," is a commonly known phrase among servicemembers.This holds true for the Johnson family. When Staff Sgt. Scott Johnson, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist here, left for his nine-month deployment in November, to Afghanistan and left behind