• ALS graduates 32 future NCOs

    The Whiteman Airman Leadership School Class 08-E graduated 19 Senior Airmen and 13 Staff Sergeants in a ceremony May 22 at the Mission's End.The award winners were: John L. Levitow: Brandon Williams, 509th Maintenance Squadron Distinguished Graduates: Jess Roach, Jr., 509th Aircraft Maintenance

  • AFAF annual campaign comes to an end

    The Air Force Assistance Fund came to a close here May 20th. Team Whiteman exceeded their goal by contributing a total of 118 percent toward the initial goal. The AFAF was established to provide for an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force

  • SMOKEX prepares Airmen for world-wide missions

    Nine units, 16 aircraft and a special tactics team came together here for an exercise to help prepare each other for combat operations world-wide recently. This bi-annual exercise, hosted by the 325th Weapons Squadron, SMOKEX, kicked off May 11 and went through May 22 showing the capabilities and

  • Whiteman teen receives ACC Youth of the Year Award

    Air Combat Command recently named a Whiteman Air Force Base teen as its Youth of the Year for 2008. Sixteen year-old Ryan Marler, son of Senior Master Sgt. Vincent and Sheri Marler, received the award, which recognizes outstanding achievements and accomplishments of youth program members who have

  • Whiteman history revisited, heroes remembered

    The proud heritage of Whiteman Air Force Base dates back to 1942 when U.S. Army Air Corp officials selected the site of the present-day base to be the home of Sedalia Army Air Field and a training base for Waco glider pilots, who saw action in World War II. Following the war, the airfield remained

  • Official travel? Get your card out

    In a letter dated May 12, Michael Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Air Force Chief of Staff, mandated that all military members who are not exempt from having a Government Travel Card will be required to use their GTC for all TDY and PCS related expenses. Those

  • Ceremony honors Whiteman legacy

    Nestled under a large oak tree in the Northwest corner of Sedalia's Memorial Park Cemetery rests an unassuming gravestone. Made of copper, it lays flush to the ground only breaking the dirt by about one-half inch and mirrors the head stones of hundreds of others laid to rest in this quaint, little

  • Safety campaign kicks off May 23

    The Air Force's annual safety campaign, 101 Critical Days of Summer Campaign, kicks off May 23. "From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Air Force historically has had an increased number of off-duty injuries and fatalities," said Tech. Sgt. Mark Dulaney, 509th Bomb Wing Ground Safety professional. "It