• Whiteman firefighter team successful at two competitions

    Several months of intense training and hard work returned huge dividends for Staff Sgt. Cory McGee, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, and his teammates when they participated at the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge in Sioux Falls, S.D., Aug. 23-26. The three-man team consisted of Sergeant McGee,

  • Whiteman Spirit Award

    Staff Sgt. Dexter Brown, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, received the Whiteman Spirit Award from Brig. Gen. Greg Biscone, 509th Bomb Wing commander, Aug. 27. Maj. Mark Lynch, 509th LRS commander, nominated Sergeant Brown for the award. "On July 25, Sergeant Brown responded to a house fire at 826

  • New shelters for 442nd FW constructed

    Shelters are being constructed for the 442nd Fighter Wing's A-10s between the A-10 maintenance hangers and the 509th Bomb Wing B-2 docks. The sun shelters are being built by EDL Contracting Company. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission mandates in 2006 sent nine A-10s and roughly 200 citizen

  • Urgent Care procedures for Whiteman

    What is Urgent Care? An urgent condition is an illness or injury that won't cause further disability or death if not treated immediately, but requires professional attention to prevent it from developing into a greater threat. Urgent care centers should be used only if the primary care manager is

  • Introduction to OPSEC

    When employing aircraft in any type of hostile situation, most people instantly think of the physical characteristics that make it survivable. Throughout the history of air power tactics and counter tactics, aircraft have used speed and maneuverability, electronic countermeasures, the ability to fly

  • DAPS conducts open house event here

    The Whiteman Air Force Base facility of the Document Automation & Production Service will conduct an open house Aug. 30. Customers are invited to stop by from 8 a.m. - noon at 930 Arnold Ave, Ste. 7. The staff is taking this opportunity to show off local capabilities and providing information