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March 27, 2019
509th MXS key spouse takes home Global Strike Command level-award

A 509th Maintenance Squadron Key Spouse Mentor received the Joan Orr Spouse of the Year Award at the Air Force Global Strike Command level for 2018.
March 22, 2019
Whiteman legal eagle earns Eighth Air Force’s Young JAG award

Maj. Matt Thompson won the Eighth Air Force Outstanding Young Judge Advocate award for 2018. Thompson serves as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing Legal Office at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
March 22, 2019
OCP rollout begins at Whiteman AFB

The Military Clothing facility at Whiteman Air Force Base began selling the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform on March 15, 2019.
March 15, 2019
Camaraderie and sorority: 509th SFS female defenders represent

Female members of the 509th Security Forces Squadron are woven into the defender mission at Whiteman Air Force Base – but this wasn’t always the case.
March 6, 2019
Wings Over Whiteman returns in 2019

The 2019 Wings Over Whiteman Air and Space Show and Open House will take place June 15 and 16, featuring Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, the A-10C Thunderbolt II demo team and the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. This free, family friendly event will draw spectators
March 4, 2019
Team Whiteman garners safety awards

Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. recently announced the recipients of the five Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Chief of Safety Awards for 2018.
March 1, 2019
A higher calling: Chaplain Baily discovers faith, purpose, community in Air Force

Chaplain Capt. Graham Baily received the annual Edwin R. Chess Award as the outstanding Company Grade Officer Chaplain within the Global Strike Command.
March 1, 2019
Congresswoman Hartzler breaks ground for new operations building

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler participated in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new operations building on Feb. 22, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Feb. 13, 2019
Following the Whiteman Example: Little Rock AFB opens welcome center

All Airmen arriving at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, will now be met with a streamlined in-processing method at the newly established Combat Airlift Welcome Center, located in the Walters Community Support Center. The Combat Airlift Welcome Center will be one of the first stops for new
Feb. 4, 2019
Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

Freedom, peace, prosperity and opportunity. The American Dream at full bloom can look like a lot of different things, but it usually stems from the heartfelt desire for these fruit of democracy. For one 16 year old girl from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the freedom to choose her own path as a woman and the