• Joint Response Agency Training Saves Lives

    Whiteman Fire Emergency Response crews responded to an off-base vehicle accident, outside the south gate on Highway 23, July 25. Crews found a single vehicle in the grass that had rolled over going around a curve. Three teenagers were in the car at the time of the accident. The driver sustained

  • Take the Quit Dip and Chew Challenge

    Between August and October, active duty members of team Whiteman who either dip or chew are invited and encouraged to take the Quit Dip and Chew challenge to help them quit all forms of smokeless tobacco. The Whiteman Health and Wellness Center will be offering several different workshops, including

  • 509th BW Airmen receive Meritorious Unit Award

    The 509th Bomb Wing recently received recognition for outstanding achievement in direct support of combat operations when Air Combat Command officials bestowed the Meritorious Unit Award. The MUA, the services' newest unit-level award, was created in March 2004 to recognize active duty, Reserve and

  • Glow Ball

    If you looked to the west on the evening of July 26th you might have thought you were witnessing the early arrival of the Perseid Meteor Shower. But there was nothing otherworldly about this light show. These fiery missiles were locally launched from nine separate locations by a gathering of 44

  • 7-digit dialing comes to Whiteman

    Beginning Aug. 12, the base phone system will begin a conversion from the current five-digit dialing to seven-digit dialing--a change directed by the Defense Information Systems Agency that affects all Air Force bases. Instead of dialing 7-XXXX, Whiteman members will dial 687-XXXX for all on-base

  • Do it, Do it right, Do it right the first time

    At some point in everyone's career or life, there will come a time when you will reflect on a person, experience or saying that you always carry with you and refer to from time to time for inspiration, motivation or in my case guidance. When I was a zero striper at my first duty station, my

  • West Nile Virus

    West Nile Virus is a fast growing epidemic. It has the potential to cause severe illness and even permanent neurological damages. Experts have established that WNV is a seasonal epidemic, rising up as summer draws near and lasting through autumn due to warm weather. If you're interested in keeping

  • One Team... One Fight

    Wow, what a great past 12 months. Exactly one year ago today (30 July 2007) I headed off to lovely Ft. McCoy, Wis. to get ready to start my Combat Skills Training in preparation for my deployment. I was both excited and a bit apprehensive as to what all this was going to entail. After arriving in

  • 74 Team Whiteman members promoted in August

    Seventy four Team Whiteman members were promoted Aug. 1. A promotion ceremony will be held Aug. 6 for the new promotes at the Mission's End. They are:AirmanSeth Arneson,509th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJeremy Giordano, 509th Civil Engineer SquadronBianca Henderson ,509th Force Support SquadronSara

  • Guardmembers run Show-Me State Games torch to opening ceremonies

    The Missouri National Guard marathon team recently ran the Show-Me State Games torch from the steps of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City to the KOMU Channel 8 building in Columbia. Eight Soldiers ran for four hours along U.S. Highway 63. They endured 25 miles of harsh black road, intense