• Leadership to emulate

    As a husband, father, officer, and supervisor, I am very aware there are always people watching. What do they see? Am I approachable? Am I encouraging an atmosphere that allows others to excel and flourish? Do I tear down or promote barriers? How I act, speak, treat others, and conduct myself are

  • Operation Spirit: Stealth Samurai

    Camouflage face paint, check. Dog tags, check. Uniform of the day, check. The youth of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, were ready for Operation Spirit: Stealth Samurai.On May 6, 2017, the Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted a mock deployment for 200 members of Team Whiteman, particularly

  • Weekly commander's message

    Greetings, Team Whiteman!Last Saturday was an exciting day! In the morning, several hundred of our youngest teammates reported for duty as part of Operation Spirit. This AFGSC Year of the Family event provided our military-connected children with a glimpse at what their parents experience when they

  • Wing Commander pins on first star

    Family, friends and service members gathered to celebrate with Brig. Gen. Brian K. Borgen, the 442d Fighter Wing commander, during his promotion ceremony May 6, 2017 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

  • 2T1 AFSC Changes From Vehicle Operations to Ground Transportation

    On a daily basis, the men and women of the 509th and 131st Logistics Readiness Squadrons (LRS) calmly and quietly go about their businesssupporting transportation requests to ensure the mission runs smoothly. They transfer parts from warehouses across the base to theflightline making sure

  • Fighting for freedom: Service dogs help survivors overcome limitations

    Like many others during the school year, Stephanie Shipwash, a graduate assistant at the University of Central Missouri, can be seen maneuvering around the masses on campus, with one little difference.Steadfast at her side throughout the day, with a brindle coat and bright eyes peeled, is a service

  • A little rain can’t dampen spirits on Draft Day

    More than 1,750 people braved the rain to attend the Kansas City Chiefs Draft Day Event at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 29, 2017. Throughout the day, families were able to meet current Chiefs' players, ambassadors, cheerleaders, and the mascot, KC Wolf. Free stacks of pizza and a canoe

  • Whiteman AFB celebrates lab week

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Phelps, a laboratory technician assigned to the 509th Medical Support Squadron, tests a throat swab for strep using a rapid strep testing kit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 19, 2017. Technicians work hand-in-hand with primary care physicians to provide

  • MXG chief brings career full circle during one last farewell to 1086

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Darron Hunter, the 509th Maintenance Group (MXG) superintendent, performs pre-flight checks on a B-2 Spirit and signals to the mission commander that he is clear and free to move to the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 24, 2017. During Hunter’s first

  • A spirituality of service

    Our world, in recent days has not been plagued by a lack of resources or an increase of want, but rather a lack of purpose and hope. The Hebrew Scriptures declare that “without a vision the people perish.” Indeed without pur-pose and vision it is hard to find meaning in life.