• Month of the Military Family: Honoring their service, dedication

    November is a month of gratitude, honoring military families across the services.  This year, in conjunction with the Month of the Military Family, July 2009 through 2010 has been dedicated as the year of the Air Force Family.The Year of the Air Force Family, which is designed to highlight the

  • Attributes of leadership

    We have all experienced different types of leaders. There are those we choose to emulate and those we choose to forget. Certain leaders are personable while others are removed and quiet. Some leaders are open-minded while others are stubbornly resolute. In the movie Miracle, the coach of the 1980 US

  • America kicks butts Nov. 19

    The Great American Smoke-out is Nov. 19 and a great time for smokers to kick the habit together. Quitting smoking can also prevent the nation's fourth leading cause of death: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. "My dad smoked his entire life and I think that smoking is what, in fact,

  • Team Whiteman reaches out to local veterans

    The Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Mo., was vibrant with the sound of music Tuesday afternoon as volunteers from Whiteman Air Force Base produced the "Let's Celebrate" road show. The event began as the Whiteman Base Honor Guard posted the colors while Laura Brunner, who runs the Community

  • Defense officials receive first H1N1 vaccine shipments

    Defense Department officials have started receiving H1N1 vaccines and will begin distributing doses in the coming weeks. The Health and Human Services Department is distributing the vaccines, manufactured by four producers, to the department. Because rates of production vary among the manufacturers,

  • Complimentary issue

    "Ding" - the seatbelt sign goes off as soon as the plane comes to a stop at the gate. Already annoyed by the number of passengers who think they are so important they have to turn their cell phones on the exact moment the wheels touch the runway, I watch in amazement as they now push the elderly

  • Maintaining the machine: Behind-the-scene Airmen make it happen

    In today's world, keeping machines in good working condition is no small feat. Even seemingly simple tasks are complicated with global technology in the 20th century. Most mechanical tasks, small and large, require a professional with extensive classroom training, on-the-job training, experience and

  • Basic training for dads

    Many first-time dads have questions and concerns regarding fatherhood. In efforts to help ease their concerns and help answer their questions, the Whiteman Family Advocacy Program has a class exclusively designed for a male audience. "Dads: The Basics" is a course intended to help expecting and new

  • A chance to save a life

    Donating bone marrow isn't something most people are itching to do. Many erroneously believe it's always an invasive, painful process, despite the fact that it can and does save lives.  Whether or not to donate is a tough descision to make, but Capt. Kelly Friesen of the B-2 Test Team, didn't think