• Military families serving military families

    My name is Tessa Fulmer. I am a mother, educator, and a military spouse here at Whiteman Air Force Base. Recently, my class made and decorated a “box of sunshine” for a deployed member of the Air Force. My students held a drive and brought in items over the course of a month. After the success of

  • 509 CES completes major runway light system modifications

    Temporarily shortening any base’s runway length in conjunction with runway repair work is no laidback feat, it takes a comprehensive coordination and execution effort. This is the circumstance that the Airmen at the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, found themselves

  • AFGSC saves millions, increases safety through CSP

    Modernization and innovation make the Air Force always ready, but modernizing takes time and money, while innovating requires new ideas. Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 Requirements division recently expedited this process, saving millions of dollars and six years of work by using AFWERX to

  • The maintainer's biggest supporters

    The 509th Sortie Support section of the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides a vital service that sustains the mission at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Sortie Support section mission is ‘to provide serviceable equipment and tools needed for maintainers to perform their job on the flight

  • B-21 bomber to be unveiled Dec. 2

    The Air Force confirmed Oct. 20 it plans to reveal the B-21 Raider Dec. 2 during an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corporation at its production facilities in Palmdale, California.

  • Extend the Bench

    Religious and spiritual leaders of varying beliefs were invited to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 28th, 2022 to discuss a new partnership with the base chapel. Extend the Bench is a pilot program dreamed up by U.S. Air Force Chaplain Col. David Kelley, Air Force Global Strike Command

  • "Fire won't wait, plan your escape"

    The Whiteman Fire and Emergency Services is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week TM (FPW), October 9-15, 2022. This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape TM”, works to educate everyone about

  • See Yourself in Cyber- a call to action from CISA

    “See Yourself in Cyber.” That is a tagline you will surely start seeing more often as those of us with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) work to help ensure a secure and resilient critical infrastructure for the American people. See Yourself in Cyber is the theme for

  • Air Force Resiliency : One Airman's journey to overcome adversity

    When I hear the word resilience, I’ve seen that it is often followed by shrugs that seem to say, “Here we go again, another briefing.” The Air Force teaches that resilience is the ability to withstand, recover, and “bounce back” in the face of adversity. I have learned that just because you are