• Team Whiteman hosts 2017 Special Olympics tournament

    Diane Brimer, the regional program director for the Missouri Special Olympics, speaks prior to the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 18, 2017. This year’s Annual Special Olympics Bowling Tournament hosted 11 groups from around Missouri. Special Olympics

  • The physical therapy clinic: Helping you find the path to healing

    If you did not get a chance to attend the physical therapy open house, here are a few things you missed. The clinic is currently staffed with one physical therapist, one physical therapy assistant and one physical therapy technician, with another en route! You can always call the clinic or stop by

  • Grand re-opening for base thrift shop

    Members of Team Whiteman gather to support the grand opening of the base thrift shop at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 13, 2017. The thrift shop has relocated to 837 Vandenburg Ave., next to the auto hobby shop and is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new facility offers

  • Resiliency showcased during Whiteman Storytellers event

    Maria Fussell, an education specialist assigned to the 509th Force Support Squadron, shares the personal trials she has had to overcome with members of Team Whiteman during the Storytellers event at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 15, 2017. Storytellers is a quarterly resiliency initiative where

  • Military STAR CARD now accepted at DECA commissaries

    The MILITARY STAR card is now accepted at commissaries around the world for all branches of service. As the military exchanges’ Exchange Credit Program expands acceptance of the MILITARY STAR card to commissaries, the card will offer more convenience and continue to benefit service members and their

  • Think before you buy a drone

    With Halloween in the rearview mirror and with Black Friday on the horizon, many Team Whiteman members will begin focusing on what to get loved-ones for the holidays. Some may even consider buying an unmanned aerial system or drone as a present.If you are considering buying a drone, be sure to

  • Lending help: AMXS Airmen travel to Texas to provide hurricane relief

    Can you imagine the fear of knowing you lie in the path of a storm threatening to turn your world upside down? Of pondering how long you may be without food … water … electricity?I know I can’t.Sweeping and powerful rains accompanied by thundering booms. The deafening noise of objects being forced

  • The Inspector General: A heritage of excellence

    In late 1948, Gen. Curtis LeMay took over as the second commander of Strategic Air Command (SAC). The new command was charged with stewarding the nation’s nascent nuclear capabilities and featured prominently in U.S. foreign policy at the time. However, LeMay was concerned with the command’s lack of

  • Diligent, determined and dedicated

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Nelson, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), and Tech. Sgt. Scott Leavitt, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 131st AMXS, were selected as the 509th and 131st Maintenance Group's Dedicated Crew Chiefs of the Year for