• Whiteman Spirit Award

    Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander, presented Maj. Mary Teeter, 509th Maintenance Squadron commander, with the Whiteman Spirit Award June 20. Retired Air Force Col. John Riffle nominated Major Teeter for the award. "Major Teeter, is an outstanding member of the, Military Officers

  • Principles of leadership

    As you all are aware, we've been involved in combat operations for over 17 years. From the time the First Fighter Wing deployed into the eastern province of Saudi Arabia in August of 1990, our Air Force has been fighting continuously across the globe. Our Airmen participated in operations in Haiti,

  • Whiteman encouraged to practice firework safety

    Whiteman Air Force Base will be hosting their annual Independence Day fireworks show at Skelton Park July 4. Fireworks will start at about 9 pm. If service members and their family members decide to attend the firework show or host their own, it is always important to practice safety

  • 115 Whitman Airmen selected for promotion

    The 2008 master and technical sergeant promotion list was released June 26. Air Force officials here selected 5,404 of 24,223 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 7,110 of 38,324 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant in a list that will be

  • Itching to serve: A Grim Reaper in Vietnam

    No matter how bad a war gets, some Americans will always serve. In previous Warrior articles, you read about 13th Bomb Squadron "Grim Reapers" serving in WWII and Korea. Both those wars had political and popular support from home. Sometimes, that support fades, as happened during the Vietnam War.

  • Five keys to being a successful supervisor

    Supervision is the first line of management in any organization. Supervisors are charged with encouraging and motivating members of a work center to work together to accomplish the organization's goals and objectives. The supervisor's work involves planning, organizing, staffing, motivating and

  • Road Closure

    Summit Drive will be closed from Mitchell Ave. to the access road to Mace Circle starting June 30 for road widening and repair. MFH and access to the medical clinic will be detoured through base housing. For more information, contact Paul Day, 509th Civil Engineering Squadron at 660-687-6388, or

  • Whiteman AFB Annual Water Quality Report/Consumer Confidence Report 2007

    This is an annual report on the quality of water delivered by Whiteman AFB. We continually monitor the drinking water for contaminants. Our water is safe to drink. Users will not be mailed individual copies of this report. Under the Consumer Confidence Reporting Rule of the federal Safe Drinking