• Trinity Tavern: a testament to Team Whiteman

    This week we will be renaming one of the lounges at the Mission’s End club the “Trinity Tavern.” After much consideration of the many suggestions you have provided over the past few weeks, base leadership decided on the name “Trinity,” which was submitted by Tech. Sgt. Joshua White, as it is a

  • Weekly commander's message

    Greetings, Team Whiteman!We are just over one week away from our 2017 Wings Over Whiteman air show, which is scheduled for June 10-11! This year’s air show, which is free to attend and open to the public, features an incredible lineup that includes seven decades of American airpower! For example,

  • Bombers in Miami

    The presence of U.S. Air Force bombers could be heard and seen across the clear skies of Miami Beach May 27-28.

  • Train together, fight together

    “I still remember the first time I saw the B-2 Spirit,” said Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Wesley “Wild” Pead, a 13th Bomb Squadron assistant director of operations. He was participating in combat training operations in the RAF Tornado GR4 at a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base,

  • U.S. Armed Forces in Miami for Memorial Day tribute

    Whether gazing out the window of a 5-star hotel along the Miami Beach front, or walking barefoot in the sand, the combined efforts of U.S. Armed Forces can be seen for miles along the Miami Beach shores over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-28.

  • Morning Motivational

    Dan Clark engages with Airmen at Whiteman AirForce Base, Mo., May 16, 2017. Clark spoke to the baseabout perseverance and resiliency. Clark is a contributingauthor to the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series and authorof 20 of his own bestselling books. He has spokento more than 3 million people in

  • BRRT: A-10s buzz NASCAR at Kansas Speedway

    Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., participate in the pregame ceremonies prior to a NASCAR event at the Kansas City Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., May 13, 2017. Team Whiteman was invited to perform an A-10 Thunderbolt flyover, an invocation, the singing of the National Anthem and present the

  • Whiteman graduates ALS class 17-D

    Graduates of Whiteman Airman Leadership School (ALS) class 17-D gather for a class photo after a graduation ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 4, 2017. ALS is a five-and-a-half week-long course that prepares senior airmen to supervise and lead Air Force teams, which supports the

  • Made for good fortune

    Members of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Association host an origami event for youth during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 10, 2017. The youth learned how to fold origami frogs, which is a symbol in Japanese culture for good fortune and it

  • Exercise Combat Hammer demonstrates global strike capability of B-2 Spirit

    Total Force Airmen assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group (MXG) and the 131st MXG participate in an annual exercise known as Combat Hammer on the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 8-12, 2017. Combat Hammer is an in-depth analysis of Team Whiteman’s conventional weapon employment