• 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

  • Running in Remembrance

    A remembrance ceremony was held in honor of National MIA/POW Recognition Day at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 21, 2017. The opening ceremony included remarks from a guest speaker and the 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, Col. Mark Ely prior to the lighting and passing of the torch. Each

  • From one oath to another

    As time progressed form the day they both enlisted in the Air Force, the couple approached the inevitable fork in the road: should they stay in the military or not.

  • New mother's expressway at Whiteman

    Parenting is a full-time job and as any parent knows, the hours are unconventional to say the least. At the office, at home or in the middle of the night, it doesn’t matter, once you are a parent, you are on call anytime, anywhere. New mothers in particular have tremendous demands on their attention

  • Clean water on Whiteman

    The Water and Waste Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, has an impact on the base that many may not realize. The Airmen collect and treat the wastewater that comes from the base and also maintain the equipment used with the water. To ensure clean water leaves the plant, the