• Air Force Medical Service unveils new model for active duty care

    In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, the Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to restore the overall readiness of our military.Under the new Air Force Medical Reform model, dedicated provider care teams will be aligned to an Operational Medical Readiness Squadron primarily

  • Wings Over Whiteman traffic flow plan

    Wings over Whiteman has officially opened its doors June 15, and visitors are welcomed to arrive in time for the opening ceremony slated for 11 a.m.Officials ask that visitors be aware of increased traffic in the Knob Noster area today and tomorrow.Westbound Highway 50 Traffic:-Travel westbound to

  • 509th MDG commentary: Tobacco and mental illness

    People living with mental illness have a high rate of smoking. In America, 44.3% of all cigarettes are consumed by individuals who live with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders. People with schizophrenia are three to four times as likely to smoke as the general population.

  • AFGSC command chief visits Whiteman AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. Charles R. Hoffman, the command chief of Air Force Global Strike Command from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, visited Whiteman AFB, Missouri, June 10-12, 2019.

  • Team Whiteman pursues higher education

    Here is the list of 2018 and 2019 Community College of the Air Force and All School's graduates from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, who earned their associate and Bachelor's degrees, preparing them for brighter futures.

  • June is the Great Outdoors Month

    Summer is here and it’s time to get outside! June is the start of summer and is also the Great Outdoors Month. On May 31, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation making this observed event official.

  • Whiteman AFB reopens Arnold Gate

    Leaders from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, celebrated the reopening of the installation’s Arnold Gate with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 4, 2019. Intermittent closures of the gate began in December of 2018 in order to start the $900,000, “Replace Arnold Gate Active Vehicle Barrier (AVB),”

  • 75th Anniversary of D-Day

    Seventy-five years ago on June 6, 1944, the allied powers in World War 2 embarked on the largest amphibious landing of all time and one of the largest airborne assaults with more than 150,000 troops onto five beaches on the northern coast of German-occupied France in Normandy.

  • Q&A with Chief McCool

    Chief Master Sergeant Kathleen M. McCool is the new 509th Bomb Wing command chief master sergeant. During a recent interview, she gave the 509th BW Public Affairs office her take after her first month on the job.