• 77 members of Team Whiteman promoted in March

    Team Whiteman promotes 77 enlisted members during a ceremony Feb. 27 at the Mission's End. They are:AirmanJulius Landis, Jessica Robinson, Frank Smith and Eric Baum, 509th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDavid Prescott, 509th Logistics Readiness SquadronRyan Scott, 509th Maintenance SquadronAirman 1st

  • 442nd clinches championship in overtime

    In a battle of the best teams in the Over-30 Whiteman Basketball League, the 442nd Fighter Wing took on the 509th Force Support Squadron Feb. 23 at the Whiteman Fitness Center. Trailing the 509th FSS the entire game, the 442nd FW clinched a narrow victory over their opponents after two minutes of

  • Heart attacks: All hearts are NOT created equal

    Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. What fewer people may know is that women are less likely to survive heart attacks than men. According to the American Heart Association 38 percent of women compared with 25 percent of men will die within one year after a heart

  • ALS graduates future NCOs

    The Whiteman Airman Leadership School Class 09-C graduated 16 Airmen Feb. 13 at the Mission's End. The award winners were:John L. Levitow: Senior Airman Melissa Bocardo, 509th Medical Support SquadronDistinguished Graduate: Senior Airman Katy Craig, 509th MDSSAcademic Achievement and Leadership

  • The Importance of fluoride

    (Editor's note: The author is a Doctor of Dental Medicine) Fluoride is a natural occurring mineral in all water sources. This mineral is effective in preventing and reversing the early signs of tooth decay. Enamel, the hardest substance in the body, is the outermost layer of teeth and benefits from

  • Help line, Total Force Service Center opens for Airmen's questions

    Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call