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  • From the Frontlines: Tech. Sgt. Neil Fowler

    Dreams don't come true every day in the military. Often, the needs of the Air Force don't coincide with the wants of its members; but for one Whiteman Airman, all it took was expressing his interest to the right person. A 14-year hydraulic technician, Tech. Sgt. Neil Fowler, currently assigned to the Pacific Air Force 36th Expeditionary Aircraft
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE,Mo. - Sandi Williams, 509th Force Support Squadron , community readiness consultant, Airman Family Readiness Center, marks the expiration date on a box in the food pantry at the AFRC, March 24, 2010. The food pantry is located within the AFRC , and is available to Airmen in need.(U.S. Air Force photo By Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

    Community counters hunger

    Nationwide, the economic state for many families is far from well-off, many families have financial wounds within their homes, and the unemployment rate is at a rare high. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate throughout 2009 was 9.3 percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that in 2008 almost one
  • Betty Wall Strohfus, a Women Airforce Service Pilot from Minnesota, sings the "Star-Spangled Banner" during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol March 10, 2010. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

    442nd Airmen help honor World War II WASPs

    Five Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base traveled to Washington, D.C. last month  to serve as escorts to the Women Airforce Service Pilots and attended their Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, March 10.The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest award Congress bestows to civilians in the U.S. "These women finally received
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., -- Lt. Col. Daniel Semsel, 509th Mission Support Group deputy commander, takes cover during his simulated aggressor role, as part of an active shooter exercise here March 24, 2010. The 509th Security Forces Squadron, and many others throughout the Air Force are training to deal with these types of threats from within. Hoping to reduce the number of casualties if such situations occur, a quick and effective response was the goal of the training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston) (Released)

    SFS trains to extinguish internal threat

    He went to work, just like any other day. Through the gates and in the door of the shop, greeted by his favorite dirt-bag staff sergeant with a snide remark about how he needed a haircut. But today was going to be different ...Instead of the usual anger he felt when his day was destroyed by harsh words before his first cup of coffee, he
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Troy Young, 509th Security Forces Squadron, prepares to fire the M-203 grenade launcher attachment during training here March 8, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

    The line is ready ... fire!

    Instructors at the Whiteman Air Force Base Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Shop provide more than just firearms training for Airmen."We provide offensive and defensive life-saving skills for Airmen deploying down-range and Airmen required to carry weapons here," said Staff Sgt. John Williams, 509th Security Forces Squadron CATM scheduler.

  • Whiteman Airman selected for Tops in Blue

    Airman 1st Class Jonathan Velasquez, 509th Bomb Wing Security Forces Squadron, was recently selected for a year-long tour with the Air Force expeditionary entertainment unit, Tops in Blue.According to their Web site, Tops in Blue provides quality entertainment from within the Air Force for the AF family, with priority to AF personnel stationed

  • The Whiteman Underground

    Buried deep under the Missouri mud at Whiteman Air Force Base is a series of keys and buttons that, at one time, could obliterate an entire nation if necessary.From 1963 to 1995, Whiteman was home to the 351st Strategic Missile Wing, which operated the Minuteman I and Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile weapon system from the Oscar-01
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class Ashley Avecilla, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs photographer, looks out the window as she prepares for her “Introduction to Islam” class, which was held in the base community center at 5:30 p.m. Mar. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

    Islamic faith, Christian world

    The Islamic faith is known as the second largest religion in the world. One Minot Airman, despite mounting odds, holds strong to her faith while living in a primarily-Christian community."Islam simply means, 'one who submits to God,'" said Airman 1st Class Ashley Avecilla, 5th Bomb Wing public affairs photographer. "It's not difficult to practice

  • A matter of life and death

    In fiscal year 2009, the families of 47 Airmen answered their doors to find commanders, first sergeants and chaplains dressed in service dress, informing them they would no longer see their loved ones alive. These Airmen didn't die on the front lines of the battlefield. They died in friendly neighborhoods around the world. They died by accident.
  • Senior Airman Adam Rideaux, 341st Medical Group medical technician, beat boxes for the judges at the Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Of 74 contestests, he was one of 31 selected for the 2010 Tops and Blue team. (Courtesy photo)

    Three Malmstrom members selected for Tops in Blue

    Three members of Malmstrom Air Force Base were selected to be a part of the U.S. Air Force's premier entertainment troupe, Tops in Blue. Results were publicized March 1 that 1st Lt. John Early, a 10th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew commander; Senior Airman Adam Rideaux, 341st Medical Group medical technician; and Airman 1st Class Breyson
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