• Triathlon anyone?

    Ahh ... the sights and sounds of summer; swimsuits, cook-outs, and trips to the lake. What better way to prepare for a great summer than to visit Staff Sgt. Henry Lopez at the Whiteman Fitness Center. While there, register for the Whiteman AFB Triathlon or join the Body by Whiteman program. At 7

  • 53 members of Team Whiteman promoted in June

    Fifty-three Team Whiteman members were promoted during a promotion ceremony held June 1 at Mission's End. They are:AirmanRoy Sanger ,509th Civil Engineer Squadron Meghan Jones ,509th Comptroller SquadronAirman 1st ClassZachery Archer , Seth Arneson and Marco Gomez , 509th Aircraft Maintenance

  • In Focus: TRICARE Vision Care Benefits

    Can you read this? How about now? BetterIf you have trouble reading any of the words above, you may want to have your eyes checked. Fortunately, vision care is a TRICARE-covered benefit. Here's how the benefit varies by plan and age. Active Duty Active duty servicemembers and family members enrolled

  • Retired at cost hearing aid program available

    Retirees and their dependents are eligible to purchase hearing aids through the Retired At-Cost Hearing Aid Program at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Retirees receiving Veterans Administration disability payments may be eligible to receive free hearing aids

  • Tired of the thrash?

    Are you tired of the thrash--the furious pace of operations with no end in sight? Are you tired of hearing, "That's the way we've always done it"? If you have been assigned to Whiteman for any time, then probably you are. The operational tempo, exercise schedule and manning shortfalls have made it

  • Whiteman Airmen return from Guam

    Whiteman leadership, friends and families welcomed more than 200 Airmen home May 29 and May 31 following a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than 150 family members, friends and co-workers were on the flight line to welcome the deployed members home when the first plane landed around

  • ALS graduates future NCOs

    Twenty-five Airmen, Class 09-E, have taken the first step in their career as future supervisors by graduating from the Whiteman Airman Leadership School May 21. Recipient of the Levitow Honor Graduate Award, named after Sgt. John L. Levitow, Medal of Honor recipient, is Senior Airman Niall Campos,