• Services depends on you

    Consider for a moment how life would be if we didn't have the wonderful luxuries and recreational opportunities that the 509th Services Squadron offers us on a daily basis here. Okay, moment's over, it's too harsh to imagine. Let's discuss instead how our award-winning Services team relies, in many

  • 509th SVS receives new commander

    Maj. Kevin Naman , 509th Services Squadron Squadron commander, assumed command from Maj. Jim Rumbley during a change-of-command ceremony July 24. Rank and Name: Maj. Kevin Naman Squadron: 509th Services Squadron Date assumed command: July 24 Previous assignment: Headquarters Air Combat Command Time

  • Open house marks completion of second phase of construction

    An open house at 905 Gott Drive July 18-19 marked the completion of Phase B of family housing construction here and showcased the new housing development to base residents. The house was completely furnished by the Army & Air Force Exchange here to give visitors a visual idea of how a house could be

  • Airman gets 'Patriotic' reenlistment while deployed

    A Whiteman Airman, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, reenlisted at a ceremony held at a Patriot missile battery July 16 at a base in Southwest Asia. Tech. Sgt. Donna Fuccio, a member of the 509th Maintenance Squadron deployed as a foreign object damage prevention monitor, took

  • Whiteman’s runway receives facelift

    Major repairs to the base's runway and taxiway alpha have begun and are scheduled through the end of August. Members of the 823d RED HORSE Squadron, deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla., will replace more than 25 concrete slabs and 25,000 feet of joint sealant during the more than $740,000 project,

  • On a wing and a prayer

    "On a wing and a prayer" took on a new meaning recently when an Army warrant officer deployed from Whiteman gave up his seat to a critically-wounded Soldier and rode to safety on the wing of an AH-64 Apache helicopter. The scene: a battlefield in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 30. The men involved: Chief

  • Airman’s Attic to re-open after excessive dumping

    Whiteman's Airman's Attic is set to re-open Aug. 1 after it temporarily closed after the store received many unusable items dumped in their receiving dock. The Attic was initially closed July 10 to clean, set-up new shelving and reorganize to allow a better traffic flow through the shopping area.