• Emerging Worship at the Stealth Lounge

    Perhaps you have heard rumors about something "emerging." That seems to be the pace of our Air Force; something new or emerging to make life better for all. Emerging Worship at the Stealth Lounge is the new thing. On Sept. 13 our Base Chapel Protestant community will be launching a new worship

  • Whiteman Airmen, B-2s maintain readiness in Guam

    About 225 Airmen and three B-2 Spirits from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed here Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The goal of the training is to maintain force readiness by conducting flight operations in an environment outside of the

  • Whiteman Airman recognized as outstanding Airman of the year

    Annually, Air Force officials select the service's top enlisted members to represent the enlisted force as part of the Enlisted Council. The council is comprised of the twelve recipients of the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Award, one of the top-level honors an Airman can receive.Senior Airman

  • Whiteman maintainers keep B-2 Spirits flying

    Since it first arrived 22 years ago, the B-2 Spirit has been unparalleled in its ability to provide precision air power, thus shaping the mission here at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to providing strategic deterrence, global power and combat support to combatant and joint force commanders...

  • Whiteman weather officer wins Air Force-level award

    A flight commander with the 509th Operations Support Squadron was recently named the 2014 Air Force Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year.With this award, Maj. Robert Davenport was recognized as the most outstanding individual in conducting any aspect of weather operations or staff weather

  • French Air Force visit strengthens partnership

    Since its standup in 2009, Air Force Global Strike Command has worked to build and maintain a strong relationship with its allies in the French air forces. A regular series of exchange visits between leadership, participation in joint exercises, and attendance at major events have served to develop

  • The short life and long legacy of 2nd Lt. George Whiteman

    It's impossible to know what is going through a man's mind in the final minutes before he dies.As 2nd Lt. George Whiteman ran toward his P-40B Warhawk on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, he likely thought only of getting airborne to retaliate against the attacking Japanese fighters.As a burst of enemy

  • Nuclear leaders share current, future state of deterrence

    Top leaders from U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Global Strike Command and U.S. Submarine Forces shared the state of current and future nuclear deterrence forces May 5, during the Strategic Deterrent Coalition's symposium at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri."Strategic

  • Retired Missouri Air Guard Chief Gives Art 'Wings'

    What does it take to make military aircraft fly?  The answer that Keith Brown gives today, as an artist, differs dramatically from what he'd have told you years ago as a flight dispatcher in the Missouri Air National Guard."Some are fast, some are slow, some are heavy," said Brown of the various

  • Getting fueled for the mission

    When pilots prepare to take off, they know one thing above all: there's a full tank of gas. The 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuel management flight takes pride in ensuring all aircraft and vehicles receive the proper fuel and required amount to fulfill the mission. This key resource enables