• Kickin' Butts

    It is the time of year when many Airmen around the 442nd Fighter Wing are making New Year's resolutions, and quitting smoking could be a priority for many of them. I started smoking in 1991 while deployed with the Army to Operation Desert Storm. A fellow soldier was always lighting up and out of

  • Striking new look at bowling center

    'Striking' new renovations at the Whiteman Bowling Center is projected to be complete Jan. 11, 2010 to improve quality of service here. Several upgrades took place, beginning in 2007 and throughout 2009, in order to make 2010 'roll.' The $700,000 transformations includes new synthetic lanes,

  • Security Forces: Taser trained, ready to operate

    Expletives filled the room, as members of the 509th Security Forces Squadron took turns at the hands of Billy Matheny and his 50,000-volt Taser. Mr. Matheny, part of the civilian SF instructor team, lead a classroom introduction to Taser use and safety, followed by a hands-on demonstration where

  • Celebrate the Holiday Season

    December is a busy month full of family, friends and holiday cheer. It's also a time to reflect on the past year and celebrate the special people in our lives, near and far, young and old, whom we hold dear.In this spirit of reflection and celebration I'd like to thank the men and women of the

  • Hogfest ups the ante, deals a winning hand

    Several maintenance group Airmen won awards Dec. 5, 2009, at Hogfest, the annual award ceremony hosted at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo.With only 17 award categories, and more than 500 maintainers, competition was stiff. Each squadron and flight nominated Airmen for quarterly

  • Whiteman Tax Office to open Jan. 19

    Tax season is here again. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is available to help taxpayers prepare their 2009 Federal and State tax returns. For those Team Whiteman members who need their taxes done, the Whiteman Tax Office will be open for business beginning Jan. 19, 2010, Monday through Friday, 8

  • ALS Class 10-B graduates

    The Whiteman Airman Leadership School Class 10-B graduated 30 future supervisors during a ceremony Dec. 17, 2009, at the Mission's End.Congratulations to the following award winners and graduates:The award winners were:John L. Levitow: Staff Sgt. Matthew McClarin, 509th Munitions

  • The Power of ‘thank you’

    My coworkers and I had been working for nearly two years to develop a business plan to purchase 60, C-17s with a set budget. There were many statutory and fiscal barriers to achieving the team's goal of buying the aircraft. It was an incredible undertaking that required long hours, weekend work and

  • Service, Sacrifice

    My dad served in the U.S. Air Force during and after Vietnam. My grandfather served in the Navy during World War II, each of them had some amazing stories of what they had done to serve our nation. My dad was a weapons system operator on F-111s and F-4s. As a kid, I had read many of my dad's

  • B-2: Calling Whiteman home for 16 years

    It emerges above the tree line with a quiet rumble - a slender, dark figure rising into the twilight of a frigid Missouri evening. The thin grey line grows into the shape of a giant wedge as the craft banks right, on course to destroy. The craft levels out and disappears into the clear, blue evening