• Ambrosia “acting” on desire to serve in the Missouri National Guards

    Missouri Army National Guard Soldiers are often referred to as Citizen-Soldiers, but for one Guardsman, he prefers actor-pilot. 1st Lt. Michael Ambrosia of Kirksville, Mo. is an accomplished actor who spends one weekend a month flying helicopters for the Guard. While attending Truman State

  • Rise to the Challenge

    Challenge yourself! I don't remember it, but I am sure that I had butterflies in my stomach the first time I let loose of my mother's hand and tried to take those first few steps by myself. I do remember the butterflies I had in my stomach the first time each of my daughters, Julia and Sarah let

  • Words from the Forward Operating Location

    Hafa Adai (greetings) from the Niner Forward Operating Location, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. With three months of this deployment complete, we've succeeded in accomplishing many of our pre-deployment goals and have also fielded many additional taskings and projects with professionalism. As this

  • Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. So, what are your plans for the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday weekend? Take a short trip to a local resort. Depart for a warm climate to enjoy the waves and sun. On the other

  • 58 Whiteman members promoted in January

    Fifty-eight Team Whiteman members received new stripes during a promotion ceremony Jan. 3 at the Mission's End. They are: Airmen Adrienne Bautista, 509th Medical Group Airman 1st Class Cartine Glenn, Clayton Kern and Benjamin Star, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Jonathan Lessen and Geoffrey

  • Air Traffic Control gets new equipment

    Whiteman Air Force Base recently ushered in a new era of Air Traffic Control as the Radar Approach Control and Tower received new state-of-the art equipment. STARS, Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, replaced old equipment that's been in use since the 1970's. STARS provides Air Traffic