• 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

  • The art of influence and investment

    As members of the Air Force, you should always strive to secure future excellence throughout the organization. The goal upon retirement should be to leave your unit a better place to be than when you joined it, thus setting the future leaders on a path to success. Of the many contributions you can

  • Your career journey is just as important as the destination

    I went to Wal-Mart the other day and tried to strike up a conversation with the associate in the checkout aisle scanning the items I intended to purchase. "How are you doing?" I asked hoping to break the awkward silence that originally greeted me. "Have you been busy today?" She smiled and responded

  • Optomerty clinic Airmen 'special eyes' in Whiteman's vision clarity

    People are like machines. Their brains work like a computer controlling the body, their organs resemble pipes and drains, and their eyes are reminiscent of cameras installed at the very top of their bodies for a view of the world.In a world full of confusion and blur, the 509th Optometry Clinic

  • 2010 WOW Gala set for Sept. 2

    The Wings Over Whiteman Community Gala is scheduled Sept. 2 at the 5-Bay Hangar. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner and dancing from 7 - 11 p.m. "The purpose of this gala is to celebrate the total force that we have on base and to invite the Whiteman community to celebrate another year of the

  • The art of influence and investment

    As members of the Air Force, you should always strive to secure future excellence throughout the organization. The goal upon retirement should be to leave your unit a better place to be than when you joined it, thus setting the future leaders on a path to success. Of the many contributions you can

  • New Chaplains diversify Whiteman mission

    As the PCS season hits full swing, a sea of new faces come to Whiteman's gates, becoming part of the incredible B-2 mission carrying on the 509th Bomb Wing's tradition of excellence. Two such newcomers are Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William Bartoul, 509th Bomb Wing chaplain, and Chaplain (Capt.) Jeffery

  • Lima Lima expected to entertain at WOW

    The Wings Over Whiteman open house and air show, Sept. 18 - 19, is scheduled to present spectators with a wide variety of civilian and military aviation entertainment from static displays on the ground to aerobatic acts in the sky. One such group of amiable aviators performing will be Lima Lima,