• Whiteman AFB Safety Office works hard to preserve mission capability

    Personal safety is something that is important for everyone and is always at the forefront for Air Force leadership. Though for some, safety is not just a practice, it’s a career.  At Whiteman Air Force Base, the 509th Bomb Wing Safety Office works hard year round to help eliminate or control risk

  • Whiteman AFB builds esports program

    Sports are a great way to build friendships, resiliency and confidence. Recently, electronic sports have been gaining popularity and creating new ways to build these traits through online competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many base intramural sports have been cancelled or postponed. One

  • Air Force releases Support of Military Families community assessment results

    The Department of the Air Force released the results of its recent community assessments on support of military families, giving communities an idea of how they can better support Airmen and families.“The communities surrounding our AFGSC bases have already done a tremendous amount of work to get

  • 509th Medical Group hosts a Sleep Deprivation Seminar

    The 509th Medical Group hosted a sleep deprivation seminar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 17, 2020, to highlight the effects of lack of sleep, and offer helpful tips to prevent sleepless nights. The event was implemented to teach Airmen and their families about the negative effects of

  • Stealthwerx innovates training with virtual reality technology at WAFB

    Stealthwerx, the innovation office at WAFB, is working with the 13th Bomb Squadron to update Virtual Reality technology to keep pilot training costs down, and flight time up. “Stealthwerx is teaming up with other innovation cells within Air Force Global Strike Command and the greater Air Force to

  • STEALTHWERX Spark Tank 2020

    Whiteman Air Force Base Airmen have a new means to influence change at the 509th Bomb Wing, Air Force Global Strike, and Air Force-level through the STEALTHWERX Spark Tank.STEALTHWERX Spark Tank is Whiteman’s competition to identify the best ideas from across our organization, which will go on to

  • SECDEF visits Team Whiteman, talks TFI on B-2 mission

    Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 22, 2020, to familiarize himself with Team Whiteman’s mission in maintaining global support and combat readiness.During his visit, Esper spoke with base leaders and Airmen across the installation.“It was an honor

  • Innovation key to AFGSC’s first virtual ALS class success

    Innovation was key to Air Force Global Strike Command’s first all-virtual Airman Leadership School class, ensuring professional development didn’t stall while Team Whiteman dealt with the challenges associated with COVID-19. Forty-six Airmen graduated June 26, 2020 after a six-week course where they