• Military Spouses: Heroes on the Homefront

    It is no secret that a house built in mud is set to crumble, but a house built on a concrete foundation will stand strong. This year as the Air Force observes Year of the AF Family, it celebrates those who make up its foundation - military spouses, children and those serving alongside their

  • Protect your identity from social networking scams

    Popular social networks have allowed us to electronically keep in touch with our family members and friends through new feeds, blogs, tweets and photographs. Social networks have become a place to share our personal information with the world.Social networks have also become an easy target for cyber

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Erin Connolly

    Exposed to an array of environmental health spectrums, Tech. Sgt. Erin Connolly, 509th Medical Operations Squadron bioenvironmental technician, stepped-up and finished out a fellow Airman's deployment.She returned in January from a three-month deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, where she worked

  • AFMC CC visits Whiteman

    Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, talked teamwork, B-2 sustainment and the future of the Air Force during a April 29, 2010, site visit to the 19th Munitions Squadron here. "A lot of people don't realize that we have AFMC patch wearers at Whiteman, within the munitions

  • From the Front Lines: Senior Airman Kristin P. Campbell

    A casual driver might fear traffic, over-priced gas or at worse, the occasional cut-off. A convoy driver has Improvised Explosive Devices, ambushes and numerous other obstacles to overcome. Through training and experience down-range, Airmen learn to deal with many possible scenarios.Senior Airman

  • Dormitory revivification on-going

    The Whiteman unaccompanied housing renovation project is currently underway. Three out of the five facilities, Columbia, Atlantis and Endeavor dormitories, will receive a number of cosmetic and structural updates. "Quality of life is an on-going project of the Whiteman community," said Tech. Sgt.

  • Get Hip to HIPAA

    Whether you access your health care through Tri-Care or a private health insurance plan, you've probably had to sign a HIPAA form every time you filled out paperwork at your doctor's office. Do you know why? What exactly is HIPAA, and what does it mean for you? HIPAA is shorthand for the Health

  • High caries: What is it and what does it mean to you?

    Once a year, if you are active duty, you make your way to the dental office for the dreaded annual "check-up" and cleaning. So what does it mean if your dentist tells you that you are at a high risk for caries? Caries is more commonly known as tooth decay, the destruction of the tooth layers called

  • Talent competition entertains Whiteman community

    The annual family and teen talent contest, this year dubbed "[ugt] you got talent," was held April 20, 2010, at the Whiteman Community Activities Center. Ms. Connie Koch, CAC manager, welcomed 21 performing acts in five of the competition categories. "[ugt] you got talent" is part of the Nell

  • 69 Whiteman Airmen promoted

    Sixty-nine Team Whiteman members received new stripes during a promotion ceremony at the Mission's End, April 30, 2010. They are: Senior Master Sgt. Todd Sparks, 509th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJames Noonan, 509th Communications SquadronRobert DeHart, 509th Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Shaney