• Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise

    "Deterrence is extremely important and the enemy's got to think that we can place that weapon wherever we need to do it whenever we need it. The American public is depending on us and has entrusted us to do that -- to maintain those weapons and that deterrent capability safely ... it's good for me

  • 509th SFS Airmen take aim with MK-19

    The legendary 1873 Colt Peacemaker is often acclaimed to be "the gun that won the West." It was a Peacemaker wielded by Pat Garrett that ended the life of Billy the Kid July 14, 1881, at Fort Sumner, N.M. Although the "gun that won the west" was also carried by such frontier legends as Doc Holliday,

  • Team Whiteman to conduct MARE March 10

    To prepare Team Whiteman for the upcoming tornado season, Whiteman AFB will conduct a Major Accident Response Exercise March 10 from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. The exercise will be conducted base-wide excluding Whiteman Elementary School and any personnel directly involved with flying operations. Knob

  • Whiteman munitions officer recognized at AF level

    A 509th Bomb Wing company grade officer was recently recognized as one of the Air Force's top munitions officers with his selection for the 2008 Air Force Lt. Gen. Leo A. Marquez Award in the munitions or missile maintenance category. 1st Lt. Claus Fasting, a 509th Munitions Squadron munitions

  • Recognition for Whiteman's newest Chiefs

    Whiteman's newest Chief Master Sergeants are:509th Operations Support Squadron Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Marler 509th Maintenance SquadronChief Master Sgt. Terry Hughes 509th Civil Engineer SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Kenneth Meierhofer 509th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Richard

  • Whiteman warriors graduate from SNCO Academy

    Three Whiteman warriors graduated from the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Feb. 24 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 509th Security Forces Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Bryan Sanders (Distinguished Graduate) 509th Force Support Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Richard Stiles 509th Operations Support