• Eighth Air Force change of command announced

    Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter will relinquish command of Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) to Brig. Gen. Steve Wilson during a change-of-command ceremony June 3 at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base. General Wilson will join the Might Eighth from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., where he

  • Whiteman assists in worldwide radiation study

    The Air Force is currently sampling air radiation levels globally in a study to assess the effects of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant melt down. The 509th Medical Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering shop is measuring alpha particles in the air around Whiteman in support of this

  • Team Whiteman celebrates National Nurses and Medical Technician Week

    The 509th Medical Group is joining the American Nurses Association in celebrating National Nurses and Medical Technician Week at this Air Force Global Strike Command base May 6-12. The national theme of the weeklong celebration is "Trusted to Care" and the purpose of this celebration is to raise

  • From the Frontlines: Master Sgt. Shane Lacaillade

    Master Sgt. Shane Lacaillade, 509th Medical Operations Squadron NCO in charge of clinical operations flight and functional manager, returned from his deployment to Southwest Asia Feb. 26. He deployed as part of the Coalition Forces Special Operations Command Component (CFSOCC) as the senior enlisted

  • Latest from Missouri Department of Transportation

    Unexpected equipment delays caused by severe flooding in southern Missouri have delayed the opening of one of the bridges on Highway DD. The new expected opening date is May 5. Highway DD will remain closed and traffic detoured to other routes until then.

  • Whiteman charges for energy initiative

    One of the Air Force's ongoing concerns remains reducing the demand, increasing the supply and changing the culture behind energy management. Currently the largest energy user in the Department of Defense, the Air Force is attempting to reduce its energy consumption dramatically by 2015.In support

  • Fuel systems showcases TFI

    In 2007 the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, began transferring to this Air Force Global Strike Command base from Lambert-St. Louis National Airport, Mo., to support the Whiteman mission. Since then, everday the 509th Bomb Wing active duty members and the 131st BW Missouri ANG members

  • Nuclear enterprise relies on its personnel

    Air Force Global Strike Command and Whiteman Air Force Base provide combat ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. To ensure these forces are ready at a moment's notice, the Personal Reliability Program is set in stone here. PRP is located in the base clinic and is

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Shannon Fisher

    He's a social man whose face is always wearing a smile. He is known around base as "Fish."If he was standing under a rain cloud, he would start dancing in the rain. He would turn a case of the Mondays into a case of the Fridays (if such a thing exists.) And in keeping this mentality, Tech. Sgt.

  • OSC to roll out red carpet

    The Whiteman Officers' Spouses' Club is holding their last social before the summer at 6:30 p.m., May 12 at the Montserrat Vineyards and invites all Team Whiteman officers' spouses' to join. "It is a chance to meet other spouses, eat good food and have lots of fun," said Chris Templin, OSC member