• 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

  • Surviving the unexpected

    Unexpected disruptions like accidents, illness or government shutdowns can cause hardships for those who are not prepared. Earlier this month, military families and Federal Department of Defense employees were sent scrambling when their pay was threatened by the lack of a budget agreement.

  • Team Whiteman walks to take back the night

    Just before the sun set in her cozy community she decided to embark on her daily run. She normally ran earlier in the day, but her schedule was full and she made it fit where possible. Against her better judgment and the echo of her parents' preaching not to run alone at night, she slipped on her

  • From the Frontlines: 1st Lt. Rachel Savage

    In a place where civil society is run by men, her participation in government projects was a foreign concept to the locals.Her unveiled face showed her light, freckled skin and pearly white teeth. Her camouflage uniform showcased a U.S Air Force nametag just like her male co-workers; something the

  • Whiteman children receive operational spirit

    The sun was barely above the horizon, morning dew still clung to grass, and a room filled with more than 100 faces waited in anticipation to 'deploy.' Children from the Whiteman community attended Operation Spirit April 16 at the deployment center here to experience first-hand what their parents

  • Have the will to make a will

    A three-round burst to the chest; a car accident traveling to church; choking on a meatball during dinner--these are just a few of the ways that people can die. No one knows how they will die, so why not have a will prepared for the worst-case scenario."Why should I make a will?" you ask yourself.