• Team Whiteman builds Comprehensive Airman Fitness

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marco Cardenas, a pharmacy technician assigned to the 509th Medical Support Squadron, participates in the fishing competition held at Ike Skelton Lake at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 6, 2017. In addition to the various sporting events and competitions, Airmen and

  • Appreciating those who served before us

    Members of Team Whiteman extend their support to honor our former service members during Retiree Appreciation Day at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 7, 2017. As the keynote speaker during the morning’s brief, U.S. Air Force Col. Mark Ely, the 509th Bomb Wing (BW) vice commander, highlighted the

  • A gift from the Jewish community to Whiteman AFB

    Memebers of the Chaplain Corps assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., were honored with borrowing a Torah from the Congregation B’Nai Amoona in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 10, 2017. This is the second borrowing of a Torrah throughout the entire Air Force as part of creating proper prayer rooms for

  • The old hermit of Knob Noster

    Gather around dear friends, as I tell you a tale filled with suspicion, murder and mad mobs. I’ll warn you dear reader, ultimately it’s up to you to decide what might be the truth and what might be an old Missouri myth.

  • Whiteman holds regional Alpha Warrior

    Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., hosted the regional Alpha Warrior competition was held at Whiteman Air Force base, Mo., Sept. 30, 2017. Contestants from various bases near Whiteman traveled to be a part of the regional Alpha Warrior competition. The contest had a female and male category with

  • Armed with motivation: SFS Airman accepted into Medical Service Corps

    Amid lockers lined with an arsenal of weapons, within its own fortress, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine Deauvearo, a 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) armorer, begins her 12-hour shift securing and maintaining various types of armaments alongside her fellow Airmen at Whiteman Air Force Base

  • Patrolmen provide lifesaving CPR

    Their work day started like every other day: the two patrolmen arrived at work around 4:15 a.m., armed up with all their equipment by 4:30 a.m., went through all other requirements and were on patrol by 6 a.m. While on patrol, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Bedell and Senior Airman Matthew

  • Missouri Army National Guard to support hurricane relief efforts

    Members of the Missouri Army National Guard help load Humvees, UH-60 Black Hawks and other essential gear onto three C-17 Globemaster IIIs and four C-130 Hercules Sept. 23-24, 2017, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. About 30 Soldiers were sent to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support hurricane relief

  • WAFB Air Force ball: Happy 70th

    Members of Team Whiteman gather to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 23, 2017. During the annual Air Force Ball, guests had the opportunity to hear from retired U.S. Air Force Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, a pilot who was held as a Vietnam