• 509th BW commander takes first B-2 flight

    Col. Garrett Harencak, 509th Bomb Wing commander, completed his first B-2 sortie in the Spirit of Texas Nov. 9. The five and half hour training mission started in Palmdale, Calif., and went over Las Vegas, Nev., Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and the Air Force Academy, Colo., and consisted of an air

  • 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

  • Big service in a "small" war

    In my last article I told the story of 2nd Lt. Rich Walker's uncommon courage in World War II as he braved the heavy defenses of the Japanese to strike shipping targets in the Pacific. Courage and service go hand-in-hand. The combat experiences of the 13th Bomb Squadron "Grim Reapers" in Korea

  • 509th MedGp ready to vaccinate

    The 509th Medical Group has a limited amount of flu vaccine and is ready to vaccinate. Currently, flu shots are available only to active duty members and TRICARE eligible high-risk individuals. Individuals should check with their health-care provider or call the immunizations clinic at 687-4304 to

  • ALS graduates 31 future NCOs

    The Whiteman Airman Leadership School Class 08-A graduated 27 senior airmen and four staff sergeants in a ceremony Nov. 2 at the Mission's End. The award winners were: Senior Airman Bruce Vaughn, 509th Maintenance Squadron, John L. Levitow; Senior Airman Aaron Shirley, 325th Weapons Squadron and

  • Whiteman Spirit Award

    Airman 1st Class Lisa Escobedo, 509th Communications Squadron, received the Whiteman Spirit Award from Col. John Robinson, 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, Nov. 5. Lt. Col. Tony Monetti, 394th Training Squadron Squadron, nominated Airman Escobedo for the award. "I had the pleasure of serving on the

  • The Air Force: An experience in saving lives

    Before 9/11 - Private Practice I was in private medical practice in Wheeling, W.V., for almost 15 years. As part of the solo private practice, I was a dying breed. No partners, no groups, just me and my office staff. Even so, it worked and I built the practice up to almost 6,000 patients, attended

  • Nobody likes a quitter

    That used to be a favorite saying of mine for years. I used "Nobody likes a quitter!" in reference to my chewing tobacco use. I chewed tobacco more than 18 years, beginning at the ripe old age of 14. I tried several times to quit over the years, but they all failed due to several reasons: 1) I was