• 80,000 pounds... unloaded

    Whiteman is the only base to possess such a magnificent hunk of metal. It takes a four person crew to load, costs $19 million dollars to build and requires a checklist compiled of 10 chapters, one for each different scenario. What is it? The Weapons Load Trainer. Built by Lockheed and Hughs in 1993

  • Heart Walk welcomes participation

    With a goal of raising $55,000 to help fight heart disease, the 2009 Start! Heart Walk Committee is continuing to recruit Johnson Countians to serve as team captains, participate as walkers and become corporate sponsors for this year's event. The program, which annually draws hundreds of local

  • Leadership in action

    Early in our Air Force careers we are taught that leadership is the art of influencing people to accomplish the mission. Many would agree that successful leaders possess certain personal characteristics, such as having a positive attitude, compassion or courage that makes them successful. Yet others

  • NORE gains a new player

    Aug. 10 marked the end of the Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise for Team Whiteman. All 509th Bomb Wing units were key players including the Wing Anti-Terrorism Officer, Robert Striegel. "Watching the Civil Engineer and Logistics Readiness Squadron implement the barrier plan was very

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill guidance sent to Airmen

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here provided updates to the field recently on the Air Force implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The updates, effective Aug. 1, include guidance on how eligible Airmen can choose to transfer part or all of their educational benefits to family members

  • Sergeant receives $10,000 for a great IDEA

    The mission of the 509th is a unique one; skilled and proud Airmen providing full spectrum, expeditionary, B-2 global strike and combat support capabilities. Staff Sgt. Brad Dugan, 509th Bomb Wing aircraft maintenance squadron quality assurance propulsion inspector, is an example of a skilled Airman