• Whiteman honored at memorial ceremony

    A formation of T-38 jets roared overhead in the "missing man" formation, with one breaking out and climbing vertically, to close Saturday's 23rd Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony May 21 at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia, Mo. The ceremony honored 2nd Lt. George A. Whiteman, a Sedalia native and

  • USSTRATCOM Commander talks deterrence at Whiteman

    Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., visited Team Whiteman Friday and spoke about deterrence and the role Airmen here play in America's national security strategy.The general, who is responsible for plans and operations for all U.S. forces

  • Whiteman surpasses AFAF goal

    The 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund's "Commitment to Caring" campaign ended May 6 at this Air Force Global Strike Command base. Team Whiteman exceeded its goal of $61,518 and contributed more than $66,750 to benefit the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village and the General and Mrs. Curtis

  • Assistant Secretary of Defense visits Team Whiteman

    The top defense official charged with defending the nation from nuclear, chemical and biological threats visited Whiteman Air Force Base this week to observe the Airmen responsible for maintaining and protecting America's credible nuclear deterrent.Andrew C. Weber, Assistant Secretary of Defense for

  • Fuel systems showcases TFI

    In 2007 the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, began transferring to this Air Force Global Strike Command base from Lambert-St. Louis National Airport, Mo., to support the Whiteman mission. Since then, everday the 509th Bomb Wing active duty members and the 131st BW Missouri ANG members

  • Whiteman children receive operational spirit

    The sun was barely above the horizon, morning dew still clung to grass, and a room filled with more than 100 faces waited in anticipation to 'deploy.' Children from the Whiteman community attended Operation Spirit April 16 at the deployment center here to experience first-hand what their parents

  • Total Force Integration in action

    The last eight weeks have seen a blistering amount of activity for my squadron and many other units at Whiteman Air Force Base. We successfully redeployed personnel, equipment and aircraft from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to Whiteman AFB just in time to host the Chief of Staff of the Air Force,

  • Whiteman ramps up for AFAF campaign

    Whiteman kicked off its Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, 'Commitment to Caring,'March 21, and Whiteman Airmen will be able to participate through May 2. This year's campaign goal is to raise $61,518, which benefits the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air Force Village and the

  • B-2 Brake-Down

    The hydraulic systems shop has 14 Airmen who maintain hydraulic components for the B-2 Spirits and T-38 Talon aircraft here supporting flight-ready aircraft at a moment's notice. "We maintain systems such as flight controls, landing gear and brakes that are essential to the flight safety of the B-2s

  • Dream come true

    Andrew Swan is a slight young man with a surprisingly firm handshake, the kind you might expect from a carpenter or a wrestler.Andrew is neither of those things. At 17 years of age, he is a high school junior from Garden City, Kan., getting ready for the summer break and other rituals of youth. But