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  • From pup to Alpha

    This is the first in a three part series chronicling the journey of MWD handlers from technical training to kennel master.Military working dogs and their handlers share a strong bond of trust. They work side by side at home and abroad to ensure the safety of those they protect.Before handlers can

  • Rough Riders prepare for Red Button Run

    It started with ridicule from a certain late-night talk show comedian. During his rant, the comedian poked fun at the missile community, mocking morale issues and "not pushing this big, beautiful, shiny, jolly red button."Now, Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing are preparing to disprove all the

  • Civil Engineer wins Armed Forces Salute award

    The USO recognized a member of Team Whiteman for outstanding achievements during a ceremony July 25 at Mission's End.Staff Sgt. Cody Foreman, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron's NCO in charge of training for emergency management was presented with the USO Armed Forces Salute Award for the state of

  • Goodwin assumes command of 2 BW

    Col. Kristin Goodwin assumed command of the 2nd Bomb Wing during a change of command ceremony at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 1.As the new 2nd BW commander, Goodwin is responsible for providing B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, aircrew, and associated support personnel and

  • Helicopter operations group stands up Aug. 1

    The newly-formed 20th Air Force helicopter operations group plants its roots at F.E. Warren Air Force Base Aug. 1.The group assumes control of the helicopter squadrons across 20th Air Force sometime next year after it ends its provisional status, said Col. Dave Smith, the helicopter operations group

  • Air Force to change enlisted evaluations, promotions

    Air Force officials announced a series of sweeping changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System July 31.The changes are intended to ensure the Air Force truly makes job performance the driving factor and will be implemented incrementally beginning in August 2014 and

  • Strategic agility is the future of the Air Force

    As the Air Force prepares for new challenges and opportunities of the coming decades, it faces sobering 21st-century realities: global centers of power have become more distributed and the terrorism threat more dispersed. Most importantly, the emerging environment is demonstrating a trend that could

  • Theodore Van Kirk, Enola Gay Navigator, Passes Away

    Theodore Van Kirk, the last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay, and the navigator on the famous B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, died Monday in Stone Mountain, Georgia.Van Kirk was 93."Team Whiteman and the nation have lost a great

  • Minot's communication connection

    Airmen in the 5th Communications Squadron maintain, repair and test a wide range of mission essential equipment from computers and radios to area access panels. They also take a variety of precautionary measures while maintaining and repairing equipment to ensure the safety of everyone involved.