• B-2 brings down the house at Combat Hammer

    High above the Utah desert, a pair of B-2 stealth bombers glide silently through the sky. As the bomb-bay doors open, a rainbow of GBU-31 joint direct attack munitions begin their final descent to the earth, where things aren't so tranquil.The 2,000-pound munitions, guided by global positioning

  • AFMC CC visits Whiteman

    Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, talked teamwork, B-2 sustainment and the future of the Air Force during a April 29, 2010, site visit to the 19th Munitions Squadron here. "A lot of people don't realize that we have AFMC patch wearers at Whiteman, within the munitions

  • From the Front Lines: Senior Airman Kristin P. Campbell

    A casual driver might fear traffic, over-priced gas or at worse, the occasional cut-off. A convoy driver has Improvised Explosive Devices, ambushes and numerous other obstacles to overcome. Through training and experience down-range, Airmen learn to deal with many possible scenarios.Senior Airman

  • Talent competition entertains Whiteman community

    The annual family and teen talent contest, this year dubbed "[ugt] you got talent," was held April 20, 2010, at the Whiteman Community Activities Center. Ms. Connie Koch, CAC manager, welcomed 21 performing acts in five of the competition categories. "[ugt] you got talent" is part of the Nell

  • MUNS -- Bringing lethality to the B-2 mission

    The Airmen of the 509th Munitions Squadron Conventional Maintenance Section assemble and maintain the lethality that is loaded into the B-2 Spirit, equipping it with un-matched fire power."We give the enemy an opportunity to die for what they believe in," said Staff Sgt. Donald Franken, a member of

  • Eaves named 131st OG commander

    Lt. Col. Ken Eaves, of Knob Noster, was recently named the Air National Guard's 131st Operations Group commander.Prior to taking his new position, Colonel Eaves served as the 110th Bomb Squadron commander. His new position doubles his responsibilities, as well as the number of Airmen he leads."I am

  • Operation Spirit: Children in 'The Sandbox'

    The Airmen stood in line, bags in hand, 8 a.m. April 24, 2010, at the Whiteman Deployment Center. They were waiting to receive their deployment orders and with it, what to expect in the near future.These "Airmen," ranging from pre-school- to middle-school-age children, were part of Operation Spirit.

  • Service Before Self: The Story of a Selfless Japanese-American Hero

    In 2006, I had the honor of meeting and speaking with Sgt. Grant Hirabayashi, a combat veteran who shared his experiences as a Japanese-American serving the U.S. Army as an interrogator during World War II. Sgt. Hirabayashi's remarkable service touched me personally and inspired me to share his

  • Airman, Soldier assist collision victims

    Servicemembers from Whiteman, an Airman and a Soldier, assisted victims of a two-vehicle collision, April 9, near intersection M-131 and U.S. Highway 50, in Pittsville, Mo. "As I crested a hill, about a half mile from the intersection; I caught a glimpse of the underside of a pickup truck mid-roll

  • B-2s converge over Pacific

    A three-ship flight of B-2 Spirit aircraft departed here recently to join  B-2s temporarily deployed to Guam in a Pacific theater integration training exercise.The Whiteman B-2s joined a flight of their own B-2s temporarily based at Guam on a four-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base to