• BCC links Airmen to surrounding communities

    (Editor's note: This is the first of a series highlighting the BCC featured communities.)WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Henry Ford once said "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success."For more than 20 years, Whiteman AFB has been building and

  • Sifting through the sludge creates clean solutions

    The impact of the gulf coast oil crisis has shown us the harmful realties when dangerous chemicals are released into the environment. In an effort to reduce pollution, Team Whiteman's is doing its part to decrease its environmental foot print. To ensure water is up to the Missouri Department of

  • Ambulance Services: First response in emergency care

    The emergency medical team rushes to the ambulance after receiving a dispatch call reporting a middle-aged man having chest pains. The two medical professionals, an Independent Duty Medical Technician and an Emergency Medical Technician driver, crank-up the eight-cylinder diesel and blaze the

  • FTAC transitions new Airmen to the mission

    Henry David Thoreau said, "things do not change; we change."  The transition from the civilian lifestyle to the military lifestyle is one of the most drastic transformations a person could make in his or her life.  One program, however, aims to transition Airmen to their first duty assignment

  • Volunteer opportunities await Whiteman Youth

    High School age sons or daughters of active-duty Air Force members who are interested in learning new job skills before they go into the "real world" are encouraged to take part in the Youth Employment Skills Program. The Air Force-wide program offers participants the opportunity to connect with

  • Wings over Whiteman 2010 set to deliver exceptional performance

    The 2010 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show and Open House takes place Sept. 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free, family-oriented event is expected to draw spectators from all over the region. "It's my pleasure to invite the public to attend Wings Over Whiteman 2010 to get an up close and personal

  • Airman's ingenuity prevents short circuit

    Cutting costs and saving money is at the forefront of many organizations' agendas. The law of supply and demand plays a major factor in the price of equipment; finding alternatives to scarce and pricey items is considered a significant win. Staff Sgt. Donnecha Blackmon, 509th Maintenance Group Air

  • 509th LRS, Clinton residents donate school supplies to Kyrgyz students

    "Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be," -- Augustine "Og" Mandino, Bestselling Author.Last month, Capt. Sofia Ciro, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, currently deployed with the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Manas Air

  • Eyes of the storm

    It came as a surprise to some; the line of low, dark clouds quickly devouring the western horizon. What had been a still, humid, summer day quickly transformed into torrents of rain, small hail and damaging winds.The forecasters at the 509th Operations Support Squadron Weather Operations Center have

  • Keeping dogs healthy this summer

    Suffocating heat has invaded Missouri these recent summer days and residents have been finding ways to combat its effects. Unfortunately, pets and man's best friend in particular, aren't as lucky in obtaining shelter and water from the sun's rays. According to a pet-care website, dogs can't sweat as