• Baby it's cold outside: Cold weather injury prevention and winter fitness

    Many people have heard that there are two things that are inevitable in life, but there are really three: death, taxes and an Air Force fitness test at least once each year. The intent of the current Air Force fitness program is that fitness be a lifestyle rather than simply an annual event. In the

  • Fit-to-fight: Whiteman Body Building Team leads by example

    "I was enjoying a peaceful slumber when I was harshly awakened by the alarm clocks' cacophony," said a member of Whiteman Body Building Team. "They all said 4 a.m.; I never was a morning person." He knows his teammates and his competition are probably preparing for the day too. Soon breakfast is on

  • Tax volunteers needed for 2009 tax season

    Tax season is right around the corner and the Whiteman Tax Center is looking for volunteers to serve as unit tax advisors or to assist with the daily administrative tasks at the tax center. As this income tax season approaches, preparations are underway for the Internal Revenue Service's annual

  • Fundraisers and squadron holiday parties

    Many squadrons are now getting ready for holiday parties. This is a great time for military members and their families to foster esprit de corps while celebrating the holiday season. Often, a squadron's private organization or unofficial activity will assist their unit by raising money to help foot

  • Lighting ceremony marks beginning of holiday season for Team Whiteman

    With the first snow fall in the area just days before, more than 400 members of Team Whiteman and their families attended Whiteman's Christmas Tree and Menorah lighting ceremony Dec. 2 at the Mission's End marking the beginning of the holiday season here. "The best wing in the Air Force deserves the

  • Whiteman team on fire

    Base firefighters claim silver, exemplifying fit to fight forceSeveral months of intense training and hard work paid off for a team of Whiteman firefighters recently when they participated at the 2008 Scott World Firefighter Combat Challenge at Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 10 -16. The five-man team