• From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Chance Farmer

    As U.S. and Coalition forces transfer control of law enforcement responsibilites to the Iraqi government, members of Whteman AFB are deploying to train and assist the Iraqi Police force.While deployed for more than a year to forward operating base Falcon in Baghdad, Iraq, Senior Airman Chance

  • New Leaf program takes the guess work out of fitness

    The pursuit of efficiency is a hot topic these days, as busy lives and a stressed economy leave people looking for ways to save time and money.The Whiteman Health and Wellness Center's New Leaf metabolic assessment program shows people how to efficiently exercise, and get the best result in the

  • Tornado safety key during upcoming season

    While thoughts have been on snow and ice lately, Missouri is nearing the time for tornado season. It is important that Team Whiteman members and their families are prepared in the event that a tornado does occur. The following safety tips can increase the chances of surviving a

  • Whiteman civilian pregnancy requirements

    Did you know that Whiteman civilian employees who are pregnant require a work area evaluation for potential duty restrictions designed to protect them and their unborn chlid?Because of their higher vulnerability during the first trimester of pregnancy, it's important to identify potential workplace

  • Where you going?

    Where you going? That's right, I am talking to you. Where are you going in such a rush? When I was a young captain and pilot, I was like a rocket - always fired up and moving fast. So fast, that at times I hardly had time to notice what was going on around me. Years later, I notice that most of the

  • New system saves money, provides better training

    The 509th Bomb Wing recently received a mobile hypoxia familiarization trainer to provide refresher training for pilots here.Pilots go through extensive training to be able to fly. Part of that training is a trip to an altitude chamber to help them experience the effects of rapid decompression on

  • Car Care Because We Care

    When servicemembers are faced with a deployment, spouses at home are left to manage household activities. The Auto Hobby Shop, in conjunction with Airman & Family Readiness Center here, offers a car care program to aid spouses of deployed members. "The focus of the 'Car Care Because We Care' program

  • Whiteman load crews put to the test

    Four Airmen stand at attention, poised and polished, ready for action. The team leader, with a stern look of confidence in his eye, shatters the silence. "Break," he calls out, and the crew rushes to the B-2 weapons-load-trainer, each to his position, putting years of muscle memory and adrenaline to

  • Air Force Global Strike Command gains three bomber bases

    Air Force Global Strike Command assumed responsibility for all long-range, nuclear-capable bombers Monday as its commander commemorated the occasion by visiting each unit, in three different states, on the same day."We're a new command, a command for the 21st Century," said Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz,

  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Cherie Caughern

    "Mommy when you're over there, do you guys get rockets? Do they shoot at you?" 6-year-old Garrett Caughern asks his mother, Tech. Sgt. Cherie Caughern, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron. "What do you do when they do?"Looking into her son's eyes, understanding his vulnerability, and knowing full-well the