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  • Deterrence through confidence: the power of Gracie Jiu Jitsu

    Just as the nuclear force provides America with a strategic deterrent, Gracie Defense Systems provides individuals with the means to deter assailants and finish them if necessary. A team of six Jiu Jitsu trainers and practitioners visited F.E. Warren Air Force Base Feb. 24 to 28 to teach

  • Spice: Zero tolerance, all the time

    Airmen in the U.S. Air Force have a responsibility to know and follow all Air Force and Department of Defense policies set for them. Included in these policies is a zero tolerance for the use of illicit drugs, which includes synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice."According to the National

  • Keeping Whiteman rolling with a turn of the wrench

    Firefighter trucks rolling, police cars patrolling, forklifts lifting - all thanks to the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance unit. The vehicle maintenance unit plays a significant role in the Whiteman mission ensuring all vehicles continue to operate."Without the vehicle

  • Explosive combinations fuel the flames of EOD

    There are different types of improvised explosive devices capable of causing massive damage at any given time, whether overseas or at home. The solution to this problem: a team full of dedicated service members at Whiteman."When a bomb is dropped, we will go out to where ever it is and check to see

  • MAF a Month program brings Airmen in the field a little closer to home

    Airmen who work in the missile field have a challenging career. Most times, in order to perform their jobs, these men and women must deploy to the field for more than five days at a time. The hours can be long and the workload heavy, but it is a necessary sacrifice in order to protect the systems

  • Hanging out with AFE

    Pilots, as well as Airmen, must be knowledgeable about safety equipment and survival procedures in the event that a mission goes awry and their aircraft goes down. The Airmen from the 509th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop are experts when it comes to reacting to emergency

  • Security forces members receive 'nuclear-focused' breacher training

    About 100 miles northeast of the base here, the Nuclear Security Combat Training Center at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., provides advanced tactics and marksmanship training for security forces members who guard and secure the Air Force's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force.While there are several types

  • Changes for chaplains

    For Air Force chaplains, taking care of Airmen is the name of the game.With that mantra in mind, a new course has been established that will enable chaplains and chaplain assistants to be more effective in their mission."This all was initiated by Gen. Welsh," said Ch. (Col.) Gerald McManus, command

  • Childhood loss leads Malmstrom Airman to become physician

    Every week at the Malmstrom Air Force Base Clinic, more than 100 Airmen, dependents or retirees apprehensively - or assuredly - make their way to a doctor's appointment in the Family Health Clinic. Although some are receiving annual exams for preventative care, for others, they hope a medical