• Reading is fundamental

    A good friend of mine once advised me to "never turn down a free education." We are very blessed that in the Air Force, we have bountiful opportunities to follow that advice. Between all of the training, professional military education and tuition assistance, you can spend an entire career just

  • TriWest takes 3,000 local service members out to the ballgame

    Rounding third and heading for home...it's service members and their families who will be guests at the Aug. 8 Kansas City Royals game. TriWest Healthcare Alliance is providing 3,000 tickets to military members at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. for the game which pits the

  • Shoplifting, and Resulting Costs to Military Community, Down in '08

    High-tech Electronic Article Surveillance systems, eagle-eyed Closed Circuit Television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign helped take "a bite out of crime" at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities last year as shoplifting cases dropped 15.7 percent, from 7,635 in

  • 69 members of Team Whiteman promoted in August

    Sixty-nine Team Whiteman members received new stripes during a promotion ceremony July 31 at the Mission's End. They are: AirmenJohn Alaniz, 509th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronBarry Brewer, 509th AMXSAndrew Harnden, 509th Civil Engineer SquadronWilliam LeRoy, 509th Security Forces SquadronAirmen 1st

  • "Achieving success through integration"

    When the Base Realignment and Closure commission decided to move the Missouri Air National Guard's F-15s from St. Louis to other units, the 131st Fighter Wing was dismayed. Over the course of several months following the final decision, discussions about integrating Active Duty and MOANG Airmen into

  • Mission Control, we have a problem

    Twenty-eight students from the Whiteman Air Force Base Youth Center and the local community embarked on a Space Station Alpha mission July 31 at the Community Activities Center with the Challenger Center for Space. Students participated in a video conference with Mission Control, located in W. Va.,

  • After 33 years of service, ACC vice commander bids farewell

    Teammates, It has been a sincere privilege to have served with you on this, my last and culminating chapter of Service. I have learned so much from all of you, and have taken great pride in how selflessly and tirelessly you all have worked as a team in some challenging times to support our boss, our

  • Air Force Global Strike Command Activation Ceremony to be held August 7

    The Secretary of the Air Force, the honorable Michael B. Donley, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norton A. Schwartz, have officially announced the Air Force Global Strike Command Activation Ceremony will take place August 7 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The ceremony will begin at