• 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

  • New ways to gobble that extra gobbler

    Chances are, when all of the pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce is long gone, leftover turkey will still grace the refrigerator for several days at some point during the holiday season. Instead of the tired old (yet reliable and delicious) turkey sandwiches for a month afterward, why not try something

  • Not just one of the guys

    As if taking on one of the world's most challenging and fast-paced firefighter competitions isn't difficult enough, try doing it as a female.Senior Airman Megan Melanson, is doing just that as the only female member of the Whiteman Air Force Base team currently competing in the 2009 Scott

  • Whiteman firefighters take on 'The Challenge'

    Members of the Whiteman Fire Department are currently competing in the 2009 Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge in Las Vegas, putting their skills to the test against more than 600 fire departments from around the world.The challenge annually attracts hundreds of U.S. and Canadian municipal fire

  • HAWC encourages family fitness, nutrition

    As part of the Year of the Air Force Family initiative, the Whiteman Health and Wellness Center is offering the Healthy Family Fitness and Nutrition Class at the HAWC monthly. The two-part class is designed to help families who are juggling home, work, and other events to stay healthy and fit. The

  • Where the 'Mission Ends' and the fun begins

    Housed in a B-2 shaped structure there is a facility and staff that offer a variety of events and entertainment for both military and civilian employees, from the youngest to the most seasoned, here.The Missions End, also known as The Club, has been offering a variety of catered events large and