• Proud to have served

    This article has been the hardest for me to write since it will be my last as an active duty member. As I wind down my career after 29-plus years in service, I started to think about why I chose to stay so long in the Air Force. When people ask me that question, my answer is normally "because I love

  • 2006 study shows base water is safe

    (Editor's note: This is an annual report on the quality of water delivered by Whiteman Air Force Base. This report is intended to provide Team Whiteman with important information about your drinking water and the efforts made to provide safe drinking water. Users will not be mailed individual copies

  • If it is to be, it is up to me

    As we grow up, all of us have many different things that influence who we are today. Parents, teachers, coaches and friends all play a part. But for most of us, there are a few special moments, events or slogans that stick with us forever and perhaps guide our lives. I remember many of the sayings

  • Tips for keeping Whiteman neighborhoods clean

    Now that we are into the summer recreational time period, housing occupants are reminded of their responsibilities detailed in their housing brochures. Inoperative, off-road and recreational vehicles are prohibited from being parked in the housing area at any time for more than a 24-hour

  • Ready to deploy: 509th EOD, SFS complete Joint Service training

    With the sun setting in the distance, a UH-60 Blackhawk took flight from Whiteman's north ramp area toward the Cobra site during a week-long joint aerial training scenario. Under the guise of night, the fully loaded helicopter, provided by the Missouri Army National Guard in Fort Leonard Wood,

  • 509th CPTS financial management transformation underway

    The Air Force financial management transformation, currently underway, is the greatest single change in the organization's 60-year history. A team of experts on cut-over were here June 14 to brief wing and base leaders on the process and brief and provide preparation guidance to the 509th CPTS

  • Ticks, illnesses unusually high early in season

    It's still early in the tick season, but health officials are worried that the tiny bugs could spread a lot of sickness this year. Missouri and Illinois already have reported more ticks or illnesses from tick bites than there were last year at this time. A girl from northeastern Missouri died May 23

  • 509th EOD responds to suspicious package in Warrensburg

    The 509th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Squadron and the 509th Security Forces Squadron K-9 Unit responded to a suspicious package June 7 in Warrensburg. The suspicious package was discovered in the parking lot of Community Behavioral Healthcare in Warrensburg with a note attached stating "to you

  • Airman visits the capitol

    Senior Airman Zachery Teague, 509th Maintenance Squadron, was selected to go to the capitol to do some sight seeing and meet government officials April 26-28. This annual trip to the Capitol takes an Airman who is an annual award winner or has been recognized as a superior performer and is