• Annual golf tournament benefits Whiteman community

    It's tee time, and what better way to spend a spring day than helping the Whiteman community benefit while swinging a golf club on a bed of green? The Royal Oaks golf course and the Whiteman Base Community Council are hosting the fifth annual R.E. Harris Memorial Golf Tournament April 29 at 11 a.m.

  • Don't just stand there ... Do something

    Are you a bystander? A bystander is someone in a crowd who "stands by" and does nothing when they notice a problematic situation or behavior even though they may find the behavior to be offensive. A bystander does not protect the values of safety, trust and honor that are central to our

  • Total Force Integration in action

    The last eight weeks have seen a blistering amount of activity for my squadron and many other units at Whiteman Air Force Base. We successfully redeployed personnel, equipment and aircraft from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to Whiteman AFB just in time to host the Chief of Staff of the Air Force,

  • Recycling center helps environment

    Located in an understated, quiet area with more than 20 metal bins and several parked trucks, it would be easy to assume this square lot is just another working site. The lot, however, is a way this Air Force Global Strike Command base continues to do its part to help the Air Force stay

  • CARE enough to help assault victims

    You'd like to think members in the U.S. Air Force and their surrounding communities don't have to deal with sexual assault, but in reality, it is a common crime even in military communities. Caring Advocates Ready and Empathetic program was revived in November 2010 to support members of this Air

  • From the Frontlines: Capt. Sofia Ciro

    Capt. Sofia Ciro, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron officer, deployed to the Transit Center at Manas International Airport, Kyrgysztan, from April to November 2010 from this Air Force Global Strike Command base. She was the operations officer for the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness

  • Troops to receive full mid-month pay April 15th

    WASHINGTON -- All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks April 15, Pentagon officials said today."Basically, all active duty and reserve service members will receive full mid-month pay on the 15th of April," Pentagon spokesman Marine Col. Dave Lapan

  • Whiteman AFB motorcycle safety

    Team Whiteman, springtime weather is here and I know our motorcycle rider population is looking forward to warmer weather and the lure of the open roads and countryside of Missouri. With that in mind, take time to prepare your equipment and state of mind prior to riding. Within the past two week,

  • Securing your future, one paycheck at a time

    My father always told me, "Money isn't everything, but life sure is a lot easier if you have some." Before I lose your attention let me tell you; my goal is not to bore or confuse you with numbers and complex formulas about investments. You may be young, old, man, woman, officer, enlisted or

  • Whiteman ramps up for AFAF campaign

    Whiteman kicked off its Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, 'Commitment to Caring,'March 21, and Whiteman Airmen will be able to participate through May 2. This year's campaign goal is to raise $61,518, which benefits the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air Force Village and the