• AFGSC working toward seamless transition with mission transfer

    Air Force Global Strike Command will gain missile wings at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; and Minot AFB, N.D. when it assumes control of 20th Air Force and the ICBM mission Dec. 1. The 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as well as the 625th Strategic

  • Whiteman firefighters victorious at 'Combat Challenge'

    Team Whiteman firefighters garnered various team and individual awards at the culmination of the five-day 2009 Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge in Las Vegas Nov. 20.Thousands of firefighters from more than 600 fire departments, across the world and country, competed against each other in an array

  • Communication Focal Point - Keeping Whiteman connected

    Making up 75 percent of the 509th Communication Squadron, the members of the Communications Operations Flight, or CSO, help keep Whiteman connected.The team of more than 100 personnel is responsible for the Communication Focal Point, the centralized customer service center specifically designed

  • Cyber Monday brings alternative to black friday madness

    Black Friday has traditionally been a day-long battle for deals, with long lines, trampling deaths and fistfights to ring in the holiday season. While some may enjoy the barbaric gathering of gifts in this manner, others prefer to shop from the comfort of their keyboard. Thus, Cyber Monday was

  • COMACC sends holiday safety message

    In preparation for the 2009 holiday season, Gen. William M. Fraser III, commander of Air Combat Command, sent the following message to Airmen, emphasizing the importance of family, friends and safety.Fellow Airmen,The holiday season gives us the opportunity to spend time with family and friends,

  • Local robotics team tours 'The Spirit'

    A local robotics team took an up-close and personal look at the B-2 stealth bomber, here, Nov. 17. The Heartland Home Educators Stealth Robotics team, a group of 13 youth from the surrounding area, built a robot to compete in the Boosting Engineering Science and Technology series of competitions,

  • Let's talk about winter-holiday safety ...

    With its festivities and inclement weather, the holiday season presents many safety trials both indoors and out. Being prepared and following simple safety tips can help keep individuals safe and warm this winter."Often times, accidents and mishaps happen close to home because people put their guard

  • Deployed Team Whiteman members send Thanksgiving greetings

    Currently-deployed Team Whiteman members were recently contacted and afforded the opportunity to send home a Thanksgiving message to their friends, family and loved ones. The following are greetings from several deployed members, serving abroad in support of various overseas contingencies:"Happy

  • Thanksgiving, 'Black Friday,' what's it all mean?

    So there you sit, the turkey has turned to a bare carcass, you most likely ate too much, again, despite telling yourself you wouldn't, and you're pondering why once again, we have to watch the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. The day most likely started the same as it had for

  • Whiteman begins holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony

    The annual tree lighting ceremony will be held Dec. 1 at the Missions End , marking the beginning of this year's holiday celebrations.With the theme 'Year of the Air Force Family,' military members, civilians and their families are all invited to witness and take part in the event that will start at