• In a dark room with no curtains

    The radar approach control facility, or RAPCON, is the opposite of what many people imagine when they think of air traffic control. It's not a tower high above the flight line, with windows everywhere. It's a dark, ground-level room lined with green screens that provide a visual connection to the

  • Throwing clays on opening day

    Whiteman's newest outdoor recreation initiative is set to go off with a "bang," when the base's new skeet range open's April 24, 2010. "We are really excited to have a fully operational skeet and trap range," said Mr. John Hardy, 509th Force Support outdoor recreation manager. "The skeet range

  • Whiteman Spirit Award

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler, 509th Bomb Wing commander presented Airmen from the 509th Fire and Emergency Services, 509th Maintenance Group metals techs, and three civilians from the Northrop Grumman contractor team, with the Whiteman Spirit Award April 13, 2010.

  • Winter Always Turns to Spring

    We have faced many challenging moments during this past winter season forcing our community to deal with very serious issues. As I watch how our community has come together it reminds me of an old Japanese proverb, "winter always turns to spring." The message behind this encouraging saying is that

  • Dental lab works outside of the mouth to provide oral care

    The Whiteman Dental Clinic is typically thought of as a place for cleaning, fillings and many other procedures that take place within a person's mouth.Nestled deep in the back offices of the dental clinic is the dental lab where technicians work outside of the oral cavity."Here we fabricate dental

  • Innovation at its best

    It's been said, necessity is the mother of invention. Ideas take shape, from chemical reactions in the brain, to graphite scratchings on blank paper, to a series of calculations in a computer program, to data fed to a machine which transforms a chunk of aluminum into a valuable tool with the

  • Trash to cash: Recycling center helps environment, funds base projects

    As the Air Force continues its eco-friendly trend with greener fuel and power, the Whiteman Recycling Center provides an alternative to throwing trash to the curb.Located at the corner of 3rd Street and McConnell Ave. on base, the recycling center has more than 20 bins for people to drop off their

  • Maintaining the fleet

    Airmen from the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintain Whiteman's fleet of ground vehicles.

  • UPAR: Do your part

    Unit Public Affairs Representatives play an important role for their unit as well as for the wing, reporting the newsworthy actions of Team Whiteman as they happen."Why can't you PA folks just do it yourself?" you may ask.Of the hundreds of awesome, reportable stories that occur at Whiteman every