• DBIDS registration deadline approaches Oct. 1

    Department of Defense ID card holders who have not registered their government ID cards with the Defense Biometrics Identification System will be denied base access to Whiteman beginning Oct. 1. "If an ID card holder is not registered by this day, they will be turned away and not granted access to

  • MARE preps Whiteman for air show

    Team Whiteman key-response personnel from multiple base agencies are scheduled to act in a major accident response exercise here, Aug. 31."The purpose of the MARE is to exercise and evaluate emergency response procedures, and for this one specifically, procedures if an aircraft crashed during an air

  • Ground equipment maintains Stealth deterrence

    The B-2 stealth bomber is a dramatic leap in technology from traditional bombers that provide global deterrence and air power for the Air Force. With all its innovation and technological advances, the aircraft requires a dedicated ground support to keep it in the skies.More than 90 men and women of

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Cole Koenig

    It would be easy to take for granted the air we breathe, giving little thought to what our bodies are being exposed to in our environment. This all-too-common state of mind is one of the reasons the Air Force employs bioenvironmental engineers, nicknamed the 'BEEs'. During his last deployment to

  • CJCS hosts virtual town hall meeting

    Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is answering video questions posted to his YouTube site, titled Ask the Chairman: A Virtual Town Hall II, between now and Aug. 30. Visit the site at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aRAzhQwJh8 to upload a question to Admiral Mullen and

  • Team Whiteman congratulates its newest Staff Sergeants

    169 senior airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base were recently selected the rank of staff sergeant via the 10E5 promotion release Thursday. They were among the 13,518 selected from 28,510 eligible senior airmen.Those selected for staff sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence

  • Sky Soldiers preserve Army aviation history

    A full spectrum of military aviation will be on hand to inspire, educate and entertain show goers at the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house, Sept. 18 and 19.The Sky Soldiers, part of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, will perform a combat scenario called "Rescue at Dawn" with five

  • HARM ensures aircrew members are ready to fly

    With more than 300 pilots here, all with different levels of training and experience, how does the commander know who to decide the best fit for a mission?  Aiding with this task is 509th Host Aviation Resource Management and schedulers. They maintain aircrew member's records to include pilot's

  • Airmen revive Whiteman paintball team

    Quarter-inch barrels kiss the nylon barrier awaiting the reverb of the game-starting whistle. The alarm sounds and the team members sling their weapons into firing positions while darting for cover. Droplets of sweat roll down the team member's foreheads and heavy breaths fog their goggles as enemy

  • Entomology doesn't 'cide' with pests

    Since the beginning of civilization, there have been pests exploring in areas considered inconvenient or inaccessible to society. Pesticides, which can be traced more than 4,500 years ago when Sumerians used sulfur dust around crops, help control these situations. Entomologists, more commonly known