Everything in Place for Ample Strike 2017

NEWS RELEASE: USAF awards contracts for new nuclear missile to Lockheed, Raytheon

Barksdale set to celebrate 70th Air Force Birthday

The United States Air Force will commemorate more than seven decades of air power when it turns 70 years old Sept. 18. Team Barksdale will celebrate this milestone with an Air Force Birthday Ball, scheduled to take place Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. at the Shreveport Convention Center.

Prime BEEF puts training to the test, proves ready to support worldwide emergencies

Airmen from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron competed during the 4th annual Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force challenge at Ellsworth AFB, Aug. 17, 2017. Ten teams, consisting of eight-man squads, tested their training and proved they are ready to respond within hours to worldwide emergencies in

The letter "B" is for backpack

Stepping onto the scale, the 4-year-old stood tall in her yellow dress decorated with flowers. As a physical therapy technician recorded her weight on paper, Delilah Gordon, daughter of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel and Mrs. Sally Gordon, stepped down and placed her bright pink backpack on the

B-1B bombers conduct air drills with Japanese fighters near Senkaku Islands

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D. to Andersen AFB, Guam, flew a bilateral mission with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s in the vicinity of the Senkaku Islands, Aug. 15, 2017.

Inspection changes for Global Strike Airmen

The Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General team wishes to increase awareness of the Air Force Inspection System, or AFIS. This inspection system focuses on mission readiness without creating extraneous work or preparation, according to Col. Omar Colbert, AFGSC IG Inspection Division

"Dirtboyz" pave the way

Being stationed in the middle of tornado alley, inclement weather is bound to happen. When the weather hits, Whiteman Air Force Base’s flightline deteriorates. Chipped concrete, expanded cracks and protrusions are all products resulting from a mix of weather and natural wear and tear.

Clergy Day: Chapel strengthens partnerships

Whether Airmen and their families choose to attend worship services on or off base, the Air Force Chaplain Corps is responsible for ensuring the base population’s spiritual needs are met.For the past three years the Whiteman Chapel has organized a Clergy Day to help strengthen the partnership

Weekly commander's message

As summer winds down, our kids have sights on school starting back up, but the activities at Team Whiteman remain sizzling!