• CAS, 'the Hog,' and the reservist

    To prepare for our recent ORI, I wrote an article describing the 442nd Fighter Wing and the A-10 Warthog's purpose. I described a sign located on the life support door at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The sign states, "It's all about the 19-year-old with a rifle - everything else is just support." I

  • Whiteman Athlete of the Year named

    Lt. Col. Kristin Goodwin, 393rd Bomb Squadron Director of Operations, was recently named Whiteman Athlete of the Year.Colonel Goodwin, one of the few women to pilot America's premier stealth bomber, is also a tri-athlete. "Over the last year, I focused my training mainly on triathlons," said Colonel

  • Safety: The curse that protects the 442nd

    After two days of hiding from thunderstorms and mud, the third day of the 442nd Fighter Wing's operational readiness inspection brought many Airmen out from under cover and into a safer atmosphere.Having been given the opportunity to flee the tight confines of the wing's unit control center, Lt.

  • Whiteman members promoted in December

    Forty-one Team Whiteman members were promoted in the month of December. They are:AirmanTyler Dickens, 509th Logistics Readiness SquadronAirman 1st ClassZackary Hendricks, 509th Maintenance SquadronJessica Rademacher, 509th Medical Operations SquadronCraig Smith, 509th Security Forces SquadronWarren

  • Whiteman Spirit Award

    Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler, 509th Bomb Wing commander, presented Maj. Sanora Brunson, 509th Comptroller Squadron commander, with the Whiteman Spirit Award Nov. 30. Retired Air Force Colonel John Riffle, nominated the Airman for the award.According to the nomination, Major Brunson demonstrated

  • From the Frontline: Staff Sgt. Charles Holley

    Editor's note: "From the Frontline" is a weekly column highlighting currently deployed Team Whiteman members, or those who have recently returned from deployment. This week's deployed member is Staff Sgt. Charles Holley.America has been at war for eight years now, and the Airmen of Whiteman Air

  • Ethical values, setting the standard

    When I think of what is most important in our military careers, I tend to think back to the section in the Professional Development Guide concerning ethical values. Before each of us joined the military, we had our own interpretations and varying aspects of each one of them, but in basic training

  • Tis the safety season ...

    It's that time of the year, where most of us are preparing for those wonderful meals, putting up holiday decorations, and meeting and greeting with family and friends. It is easy for our thoughts to get wrapped up in everyday stressors and forget to add safety into the equation of planning and

  • From the Frontline: Capt. Michael Boswell

    "From the Frontline" is a weekly column highlighting currently deployed Team Whiteman members, or those who have recently returned from deployment. This week's deployed member is Capt. Michael Boswell.It would be easy to say that aircraft take servicemembers back and forth from their overseas