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    Deterrence through Education: From Harvard to Kirtland, AFGSC has a program for you

    Three years ago one Whiteman Air Force Base Airman opened an email from Air Force Global Strike Command that opened the doors to one of the country’s best private schools.Thanks to the AFGSC Force Development nuclear education programs, as of 2021, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Moenster, 509th Bomb Wing chief of safety, is now a Harvard University
  • Medical Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas prepare to board an aircraft and deploy in support of hurricane relief, September 2017. Air Force Medicine is preparing for future conflicts against new adversaries, with a focus on ensuring all medical forces are ready to deploy as soon as called on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)

    Lifestyle and Performance Medicine shows promising impact on Airman, Guardian readiness

    A new medical approach is being offered to Airmen and Guardians, which has shown to improve and sustain medical readiness and health by taking a more patient-driven, whole body approach to care. The Air Force Medical Service endorsed the creation of Lifestyle and Performance Medicine to improve how providers address barriers to health.
  • 509th Security Forces Squadron Airmen clear rooms in the Royal Oaks Golf Course.

    Team Whiteman tests first responders with active shooter exercise

    Defenders with the 509th Security Forces Squadron clear rooms during an active shooter exercise at the Royal Oaks Golf Course, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, May 19, 2021. Active shooter exercises provide an opportunity for base agencies to test and improve their emergency response capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J.

  • 509th BW Innovation Office supports Airmen, makes ideas into reality

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Fogarty, 509th Bomb Wing innovation director, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paul Olexa, 509th BW innovation assistant, highlight Stealthwerx Whiteman Air Force Base’s Innovation Office, and the services it provides. This video was created to highlight the support the Innovation Office provides to Airmen. (U.S.
  • Airman 1st Class Bernard Rolle, 812th Air Police Squadron, died when Transocean Airlines Flight 942 crashed in Union City, Calif., March 20, 1953. Rolle came from a Baltimore family with seven children, five of which joined the military. (Courtesy Photo)

    Remembering Flight 942

    Each year at the end of May, Americans stop to pay tribute to the men and women who have died while serving in the military. This is the story of thirty men who made the ultimate sacrifice. In March 1953, the 509th Bombardment Wing was at its home station of Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico, planning for a deployment. Just four months before the
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