• 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

  • Sweat the small stuff

    Have you ever heard the phrase "Don't sweat the small stuff?" We used that phrase all the time when I was a younger Airman. What is the "small stuff?" To me, it was the mundane tasks that I didn't consider important, but had to do anyway. To others, it's the small details that are tedious and you

  • In Honor of those before us

    Each year on Veterans Day my mind's eye pictures members of our country's greatest generation. Their accomplishments and sacrifices in World War II and beyond exceed my ability to put their deeds into words, but surely, they did nothing less than ensure freedom and the promise of freedom, the world

  • 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