• 476th Fighter Group deputy commander recalls lessons learned as POW

    “I said goodbye to myself because I thought I was a dead man.”As a young first lieutenant, Lt. Col. Rob “Sweetness” Sweet, never thought he’d have to live a nightmare. But that’s just what happened when Sweet, now the deputy commander of the 476th Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia,

  • Off into the wild blue yonder: OSS Airmen take to the air

    Less than 4% of active-duty U.S. Air Force members are pilots, however, it takes hard work and dedication from the other 96% to ensure the safety, readiness, and operability of a successful mission.Not everyone gets a chance to take to the air, even in the world’s greatest Air Force.In an effort to

  • Diller takes helm of 509th Operations Support Squadron

    The 509th Operations Support Squadron welcomes its new commander with an official change of command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 23, 2021. The change of command ceremony is a military tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility for a unit from one

  • Team Whiteman recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month

    U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, 509th Bomb Wing commander, and base leaders officially recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a proclamation signing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 31, 2021.Each year the Department of Defense Sexual Assault

  • Air Force provides C2 advisors to operational-level commanders

    With global competition heating up, the need to maximize the agility of U.S. Air Force operational command and control has never been more pressing. Fortunately, the USAF’s Operational Command Training Program is a foundational piece of its current C2 training architecture.

  • Whiteman Medical clinic rolls out MHS GENESIS

    The 509th Medical Group is set to launch the Military Health System Genesis, the Department of Defense’s new and innovative Electronic Health Record system.MHS Genesis will be replacing TRICARE Online which will no longer be serviceable for Whiteman Air Force Base members, and all secure messaging

  • Whiteman AFB motorcyclist killed in motor-vehicle collision

    An Airman assigned to the 509th Communications Squadron was killed on base during a motor-vehicle collision April 15, 2021.Staff Sgt. Cameron Beck was pronounced dead at the scene.The accident took place at Spirit Boulevard and 5th Street on Whiteman Air Force Base, at approximately 10:54 a.m. The