by [email protected] | Mar 27, 2024 | Military, News, Show Me Today
A group of Whiteman Air Force Base pilots have made history. The group is part of the first all-female crew flyover for the Kansas City Current season opener, and the KC Current stadium is the first stadium to be built for women. Alisa Nelson talks to one of the...
by Marshall Griffin | Dec 6, 2023 | Military, News, Politics / Govt
Work continues in Congress on putting together the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for next year. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. 6th District, is one of the negotiators for the House. He said the two chambers are not that far apart. “There (are)...
by Alisa Nelson | May 22, 2023 | Military, News, Politics / Govt
After five months of safety inspections, the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers are scheduled to return to the skies today. The country’s 20-bomber fleet is located at Whiteman Air Force Base in west-central Missouri’s Knob Noster. Air Force Times reports one was...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 31, 2022 | Legislature, Military, News
A Springfield organization, called The Warrior’s Journey, says the secret sauce in its mission is its battle buddy system. More than 200 combat veterans are working as “warrior connectors” to help the military community heal invisible wounds. President and CEO, Kevin...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 20, 2022 | Education, Military, News
It is often said that when military members serve their country, so do their families. Missouri has roughly 43,000 members in military uniform and service civilians making sacrifices for their country, as well as more than 12,000 military children making sacrifices...