• Area 509 officially operational

    After several delays and weather cancellations, the Whiteman Paintball Field finally hosted its grand opening June 9. Named Area 509, the field hosted an inaugural tournament with Northrop-Grumman boasting a seven-man team, 'The Company,' and the remaining players, hailing from different squadrons,

  • Whiteman Spirit Award

    Linda Reiling 509th Maintenance Group, received the Whiteman Spirit Award from Col. Eric Single, 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, June 18. Col. Bob Dulong, 509th Maintenance Group commander, nominated Ms. Reiling for the award. "Linda performs an outstanding rendition of the national anthem, and

  • Proud to have served

    This article has been the hardest for me to write since it will be my last as an active duty member. As I wind down my career after 29-plus years in service, I started to think about why I chose to stay so long in the Air Force. When people ask me that question, my answer is normally "because I love

  • Chaplains implement EMBRACE concept

    Nothing is more important to our purpose of the chaplain service than to be cognizant that we are representatives of God and work to facilitate the free exercise of religion. This reason for our existence, along with our personal touch and availability to Airmen and their families is what sets us

  • The strongest of teams...

    Please take a moment to consider all that our team accomplished during the past year. We deployed a quarter of the wing, then performed magnificently in a record-setting effort during our Joint Nuclear Surety Inspection and capped this twelve-month period off with nothing less than the finest

  • Whiteman kids ‘deploy’ in Operation Spirit

    Operation Spirit kicked off with an 8 a.m. phone call, which recalled more than 90 children to the deployment center Saturday. Operation Spirit was a simulated deployment designed to give children of 'deployed' and 'deployable' members the experience of what their parents must do prior to leaving

  • A year in the life of a wing anti-terrorism officer

    As my one-year tour in the 509th Bomb Wing Antiterrorism Office draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on my experiences as the alternate wing AT officer. Nearly a year ago, I was going about my duties in the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron consolidated aircraft support

  • Whiteman: a team of top performers

    Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of officiating our quarterly awards breakfast and recognizing our top performers in both civilian and military categories. During the ceremony we honored some of Whiteman's best, and recognized their truly impressive accomplishments over the last quarter ... a

  • Eclipsing the 1,000-hour mark: B-2 pilot joins select group

    It takes years for a B-2 pilot to fully master the skills necessary to employ one of the world's most powerful weapon systems. And in the B-2 community reaching 1,000 flying hours is a milestone few have achieved. "A pilot reaching 1,000 flying hours in the B-2 is a significant landmark for the

  • Former CMSAF meets Airmen, gives leadership tips

    Several Whiteman Airmen received a lesson in leadership and management last week from a man who spent the much of his Air Force career teaching the subjects. Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor spoke at the Chief recognition banquet March 9 on the techniques and importance of