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  • From the Frontlines: Staff Sgt. Mark Baldenegro

    Most Airmen who deploy worry about family while they are gone. For Staff Sgt. Mark Baldenegro, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron structures, his worries primarily centered around his wife, who was in poor health before he left.Baldenegro was deployed to Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan from July to December

  • BASH program saves lives, money

    Whiteman's aircraft are not the only birds that rule the skies over central Missouri. In 2012, Whiteman units flew a total of 6,379 successful sorties, thanks in part to the efforts of 509th Operations Support Squadron's Airfield Management Flight and its Bird Air Strike Hazard (BASH) program. The

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Tara Loftin

    The Air Force offers Airmen many opportunities to Journey across the world. For Senior Airman Tara Loftin, 509th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, the journey took her to Southwest Asia.Leaving in April 2012 and returning in October, Loftin worked downrange as a quality assurance evaluator

  • From the Frontlines: Master Sgt. Daniel Lauseng

    Some Airmen are no strangers to multiple deployments, and Master Sgt. Daniel Lauseng, 509th Operations Group wing intelligence superintendent, is one of them. After being away for six months from Whiteman AFB, he recently returned from Southwest Asia, Jan. 4, completing his sixth deployment.While

  • Medical Logistics Flight facilitates the mission

    In order to provide quality medical care, technicians need the necessary equipment. That is where the 509th Medical Support Squadron's Medical Logistic Flight comes in.The Medical Logistics Flight facilitates the mission by ensuring professionals in the 509th Medical Group have the proper medicine

  • Professional Development Center: Giving Airmen power through knowledge

    "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world," --Nelson Mandela.The Whiteman Professional Development Center's mission is to provide Airmen with the tools they need to obtain that weapon.There are 24 personnel available to help Airmen throughout the PDC - in the

  • Command Post never sleeps, never takes holidays off

    A military base is like a human body, with different offices fulfilling different - yet equally vital - roles, keeping the base alive and working properly.Just like the brain is constantly working to regulate and inform the rest of the body, the 509th Bomb Wing Command Post never sleeps, working

  • 509th CES Dirt Boyz: clearing a holiday path

    Picture Christmas morning - children are enjoying their gifts, friends and family are enjoying each other's company, and Mother Nature has provided a snowy winter wonderland. For many Team Whiteman members this is a cozy Christmas morning, but for the members of the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron's

  • Civilian Personnel: the one-stop HR shop for civilians

    Civilians are a critical part of everyday operations across base. However, the individuals who handle employment-related issues for this vital group often tend to fly under the radar.The men and women of the 509th Force Support Squadron Civilian Personnel Section offer a "one-stop shop" service for