• AFGSC Challenge: Personal experiences from bomber ops team

    After taking home the second place trophy from last year's Bomber Operations portion of the Global Strike Challenge, pilots from Team Whiteman hope to bring home the first place trophy this year.Team Whiteman competed in the GSC in June, and will find out the results during the GSC Symposium this

  • Chaplain, Team Whiteman participate in AF Marathon

    Running has been something Capt. Kevin Hostettler has always enjoyed, but just over a year ago he decided to take it to the next level. Now after countless 5K runs and half-marathons, the 509th Bomb Wing chaplain took on his latest challenge Sept. 15 -- running the Air Force Marathon for the second

  • Veterans bike across America

    Five military veterans from the Long Road Home Project, who have made it their mission to bike more than 4,200 miles across the country, made a stop here, Sept. 4-6.During their stay at Whiteman, veterans Marie Tracy, Glenn Isaac Fretz, Ryan Creel, Colleen Bushnell and Steve Taylor, were afforded

  • YOU can make all the difference

    Everyone wants to work at an enjoyable job with mutual respect for co-workers. Within the 131st Bomb Wing, we have the unique opportunity to ensure people we work with are highly motivated and of a high caliber. This is because within the ANG, we have the luxury of recruiting our own personnel to

  • 509th AMXS airman nominated for General Lew Allen Jr. award

    In keeping with the values of individual responsibility for mission success, and respect for the worth and dignity of every Airman, Air Force Global Strike Command recently selected an airman with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as its nominee for the 2012 General Lew Allen Jr. Trophy.

  • 509th MXG competing for 2012 CSTEA

    The 509th Maintenance Group's B-2 Window Change Continuous Process Improvement Team was recently selected as finalist for the 2012 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award.The award recognizes outstanding team performance and shares best practices within the Air Force. It promotes a systematic approach

  • Whiteman introduces Global Strike Challenge Team: 13th Bomb Squadron

    Editor's Note: This is the second of a four-part series highlighting the Air Force Global Strike Challenge.When the going gets rough, the president doesn't call Minot or Barksdale AFB, he calls Whiteman! This is according to the conventional load crew team competing in this year's Global Strike

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy visits Whiteman

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy visited Whiteman, July 25 and 26, meeting with Airmen and getting a first-hand look at the B-2 mission. "The B-2 is as viable today as it was when it was brought on board 20 years ago, and it's going to be relevant 20 years from now," Chief Roy said. He

  • "Never missed a day working on an airplane"

    When Al Cox began his career as an Air Force aircraft mechanic in 1965, it wasn't exactly the way he pictured it. "I guess you could say I had to pay my dues first because I began my career washing airplanes and sweeping out hangars," laughed the T-38 crew chief. "Every week we would rotate to