• Warrensburg Airman named 131st Bomb Wing's Pilot of the Year

    Maj. Ryan L. Bailey, of Warrensburg, was recently named Pilot of the Year for the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base."I think they just picked the tallest," Major Bailey said. "Our pilots have accomplished a lot this year, for example, Maj. John Avery was the first B-2 Air National Guard

  • Warrensburg Airman named 131st Bomb Wing's Airman of the Year

    Senior Airman Brandon K. Long, of Warrensburg, was recently named Airman of the Year for the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base."It's a great honor especially in the year where we had a lot going on and a lot of people stepping up to help get the 131st out to Whiteman," Airman Long

  • TFI: A success story

    It has been two and a half years since I arrived at Whiteman as the first Guardsman to integrate into the B-2 mission. I remember my first day at Whiteman. After arriving onto base, I stopped at the shopette. While in line to check out an airman first class in front of me noticed my patches and

  • Whiteman Family Advocacy Program offers course for divorcing families

    Military families go through all kinds of stressful events, from deployments to long working hours and displacement from extended family and friends. Unfortunately there is a high rate of divorce associated with the military as well.In order to help prevent any un-needed emotional stress on families

  • Keystone Club continues to unlock positive message at youth center

    Tuesday marked the first meeting of the year for the Keystone Club members at the Whiteman Youth Center. Parents and teenagers, ages 13 - 18, were present for the informational meeting to introduce and discuss upcoming ideas for the club. According to Debbie Kermick, 509th Force Support Squadron

  • Tricare officials encourage eye exams

    Maintaining healthy eyes and vision is an important part of personal safety and quality of life. Getting an eye exam is a smart idea for anyone, whether or not he or she has vision problems. Active duty family members can get a routine eye exam every year, and retirees and their family members

  • Prevent injury when 'Slip Slidin' Away'

    Do you recall the words to the following Paul Simon song?"Slip slidin' away, you know the nearer your destination, the more you're slip slidin' away." Well, tis that season ... the cold, wet, icy, yucky, "slip slidin' away" conditions. Every year many people sustain injuries from slipping on the ice

  • Air Force, A great way of life

    Wow, what an opportunity! Stationed at Whiteman for 17 years (yes, that's accurate) and I was finally asked to write an article for the Warrior. I truly do view this as an opportunity, one to share my story of this wonderful experience we call the Air Force and to offer some advice on opportunities,

  • 2010: A year for success

    Well, here we go with another year, even another decade no less. How will you use this new year? Why do I ask? Because this is another year for success, another year for accomplishment and another year for achievement!Sometimes people move into the new year making resolutions with often mixed