• 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

  • Whiteman Spirit Award

    Airman 1st Class Calvin, 509th Munitions Squadron, received the Whiteman Spirit Award from Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander, June 16. Lt. Col. Brian Stanton, 509th Medical Operations Squadron, nominated Airman Calvin and his wife, Evelyn Taylor for the award. Airman 1st Class

  • 131st Bomb Wing milestone: MOGAR makes first all-air guard B-2 flight

    The Missouri Air National Guard achieved a major milestone in their transition to the B-2 mission by completing the first B-2 sortie flown and launched by Missouri Air National Guard personnel. The 131st Bomb Wing, currently in transition from the 131st Fighter Wing, is a classic associate unit with

  • Stealth, the way of the future, B-2 and F-22 prepare to refine air dominance

    The saying 'birds of a feather flock together' is said to have origins in the 16th century. Well the saying holds true even in modern day as the world's most technologically advanced stealth bomber and fighter integrate to offer a lethal duo that can hold any of America's enemies at risk anywhere,