• Delta Dental wins renewed contract

    Delta Dental of California announced Sept. 27 the TRICARE Management Activity of the Department of Defense awarded the company a new five-year contract to continue to administer the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program. The TRDP, authorized by Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for

  • Safety between the lines

    As a Whiteman member and fellow Wingman, we have the responsibility to keep each other safe by watching out for one another while at our home station or deployed and preventing the next mishap. On the road, in or out of the vehicle, is a prime time for us to be vigilant in protecting our Air Force

  • Employment site empowers job candidates

    Applying for a job with the Department of Defense's oldest and largest exchange service is now easier than ever before thanks to an expanded, online career center. With opportunities in retail, food service, procurement, information systems and more, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's revamped

  • Niner's Notes

    It is a great honor to be the wing commander for the 509th Bomb Wing and Team Whiteman. Tanya and I have been overwhelmed by the tremendous welcome we have received. Thank you for all you have done to make our first days at Whiteman so spectacular! This incredible, elite unit has been and will

  • New TRICARE Reserve select program begins Oct. 1

    Oct. 1 marks the first day of a new and simplified TRICARE Reserve Select health care plan. Current TRS members who do not enroll into the restructured program risk losing continuous TRICARE coverage for themselves and their families, as active re-enrollment is required and is not automatic. The

  • Bronze Star Medal awarded to Soldier

    1st Sgt. David C. Gail, of Smithton, Mo., made history while serving in Iraq. He is the first member of the 449th Aviation Support Battalion of the Texas Army National Guard to receive the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Achievement. Sergeant Gail received this honor for his work overseeing the

  • Soldier donates flag flown over Iraq

    More than 56,000 University of Missouri fans cheered as Staff Sgt. Ryan Coday, from the Missouri National Guard's 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, presented a special flag to the University of Missouri during Military Appreciation Day Sept. 22, at the MU versus Illinois State University

  • TMO to undergo regionalization

    Beginning Oct. 1, the Department of Defense will regionalize all front office functions of what was once the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron's traffic management flight. The functions of scheduling inbound or outbound personal property (i.e., household goods) will become the responsibility of the