• 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.

  • 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