• AF initiates third DOS rollback

    More than 20 Whiteman Airmen are affected by the third Air Force enlisted date of separation rollback with a mandatory separation date of Aug. 31. The program is part of an overall effort by the Air Force to maintain a quality enlisted force and meet the congressionally mandated end strength. "The

  • The right ingredients

    A line of hungry customers extends 10 feet from the counter to the door. Drawn by the smell of sizzling peppers and bacon, they are met by the smiling faces of the Whiteman Bowling Center "morning crew."The staff of the morning crew seems to have the right ingredients to settle their customers'

  • AFAF Campaign ends in success

    With help from Team Whiteman and its surrounding communities, the 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund wrapped up recently with $7,492,512.94 in total contributions, exceeding last year's contribution record by more than $20,000.Whiteman contributed more than $47,000 toward the Air Force goal."Team

  • Whiteman Airman accepted to NECP

    Tech Sgt. Gloria Rapkin, 509th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical service technician, along with 44 other Airmen Air Force-wide, were selected by a board of Air Force officers for the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program. Sergeant Rapkin was honored to be selected for the program."I have

  • Program provides additional money for education

    Earning a degree can open doors to a range of new possibilities and in many cases amplify one's income. The Air Force provides a benefit, for those who want to further their education, less familiar than the commonly used tuition assistance. Additional money is available to Airmen, through the

  • The new battlefield, the information war

    Like many career fields in the Air Force, public affairs Airmen have seen a dramatic increase in deployments as the coalition transitions out of Iraq and narrows its focus on Afghanistan. The bottom line is Iraq and Afghanistan are truly information wars, and the Air Force's professional

  • TFI team works seamlessly during Guam deployment

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - It's been more than three months since Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing here deployed with active duty Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing to support B-2's continuous presence in the Pacific. This deployment is only the second time the Air Guard has deployed

  • Commentary: Effectively counting sheep

    I have been working the proverbial graveyard shift for 10 years as a security guard, attending college as a full-time student the past 16 months, raising a 12-year-old son and maintaining the demands of an Air Force Reserve career, which has made sleep an absolute luxury. With the clocks springing

  • Major takes off to new heights

    Within a few years, she became spacey - literally - planning to eventually work for NASA as an astronaut, something she knew she could only do if she joined the Air Force and became a fighter pilot. Today, nearly 20 years later as an active-duty pilot for the 303rd Fighter Squadron, part of the

  • Whiteman Army Aviation Support Facility open for business

    The Missouri Army National Guard's 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 4 at the new Army Aviation Support Facility here signifying the completion of the first phase of construction."It is truly a magnificent building," said Brig.Gen. Stephen Danner, adjutant