• 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

  • Spring weather threats

    While it's not news to natives of the Midwest, newcomers to Whiteman may be shocked when they watch a calm Missouri afternoon sky darken as a thunderstorm rolls in with a vengeance, spouts its sound and fury, and rolls out in a matter of minutes.Though tornadoes may be the most infamous among severe

  • Citizen Airmen work toward whole-person concept

    What a great UTA we had in January. It was a weekend about recognizing Airmen for their accomplishments within the wing and accomplishments they made to better themselves. Plus we had another great accomplishment that I'll address later. There are nearly 1,400 Citizen Airmen within the 442nd FW and

  • CDC teacher wins national award

    Sondi Grace, lead teacher at the Whiteman Child Development Center, is scheduled to receive a National Child Care Teacher Award™ for her "Natural Playground Project," which brings nature to the CDC playground.Mrs. Grace will travel to Philadelphia, April 15, to receive the award from the Terri Lynne

  • Wing announces quarterly award winners

    The 509th Bomb Wing honored the fourth-quarter award winners during a breakfast at Mission's End Jan. 28, 2010. The winners are: Honor Guard member of the QuarterAirman 1st Class Jerald Kennedy509th Mission Support GroupBravo TeamCivilian Category winners of the QuarterAssociateChristopher

  • New Air Force Legal Assistance Web site now available

    Next time a Team Whiteman member needs a will, power of attorney, or just has a legal question, they can visit www.aflegalassistance.com. The Air Force JAG Corps unveiled the new Air Force Legal Assistance Web site worldwide Feb. 1, 2010. The Web site is designed for active duty and Reserve

  • Coordinate and graduate

    "Coordinate ... to harmonize in a common action or effort; to work together harmoniously." - American Heritage DictionaryDid you ever hear someone report that they had a plan, only to later find it consisted of only a few PowerPoint slides? In the same manner, some inform their superiors they are