• iCan make a difference

    This year's Combined Federal Campaign theme is iCan. iCan? Yes, you can! How can you make a difference in the world? Many of you have asked this question. Today, you can answer it. It's a simple way to give back to a nation and world that is in dire need of help. From debilitating diseases to global

  • In the Midst of Ghosts

    (Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the book "We Were Crewdogs V - We Flew Heavies" by  Tommy Towery. The book is scheduled to be published November of this year.)I thought to myself, "Had Charles Dickens written "A Christmas Carol" as a war story, then this would have been the setting

  • Military working dogs

    509th Security Forces K-9 handlers and dogs work together daily so when faced with real life situations they can react precisely. To see the Slideshow click here.

  • 2009 Military Appreciation Day at Mizzou

    The University of Missouri at Columbia hosted a 2009 Military Appreciation Day with the generosity and support of Mr. Joe Scallorns and his wife Fran, Saturday Sept. 12. More than 500 military members and their familes were in attendance as well as Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Global Strike

  • General Fraser takes command of ACC

    Gen. William M. Fraser III assumed command of Air Combat Command from Gen. John D. W. Corley in a ceremony here Sept. 10. The ACC commander leads the largest major command in the Air Force and acts as the lead agent for the Combat Air Forces, which includes elements of U.S. Air Forces in Europe,

  • Whiteman Airmen to compete in AF Marathon

    Several Whiteman Airmen are scheduled to compete in the 13th annual U.S. Air Force Marathon. The marathon began in 1997 to commemorate the Air Force's 50th anniversary, and takes place at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. This year, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, is scheduled to attend

  • Brother and sister servicemembers reconnect in Iraq

    Because of their conflicting schedules and military obligations, Air Force Senior Airman Jessica Comer and her brother, Army Spc. Jeffrey Comer normally see each other once a year at Christmas. But Christmas came early this year for the siblings when they were able to spend time together in Baghdad

  • Challenges ahead, yet remembering to do the right thing

    Remembering Sept. 18, the Air Force birthday, and seeing how our Air Force continues to transform itself as it leads the world in air superiority, we turn 62 years old today and have the distinction of being the youngest military service in the U.S. arsenal. Technology and the ops-tempo, supporting

  • RE Flight develops improvements for the B-2

    The B-2 Sprit is hailed as the world's most technologically advanced bomber. With anything, however, there is always room for improvement. That's where the 509th Maintenance Operations Squadron Research Engineering Flight comes in. A four-man crew, the RE Flight's mission is to provide on-site,