July 19, 2007 Base Picnic: It's all happening right here The annual base picnic has become an event no one wants to miss. Sponsored each year by the 341st Services Squadron and several commercial sponsors, the picnic offers military members and their families the chance to let their hair down, enjoy some free food, participate in friendly competitions and
July 19, 2007 Are you fit to fight? Take the Grizzly Challenge Take the ATV-hold, and preface it with a tire-flip event and the farmer's walk. Throw in a kettle toss and you have what will forever-more be known as the base picnic's "Grizzly Challenge." There will be a men's and women's category and each will have three subdivisions based on weight classes. No
July 13, 2007 Deactivation activities begin at Malmstrom The first Minuteman III WS-133B intercontinental ballistic missile was removed from Sierra-38 launch facility near Brady, Mont., Thursday as a result of the order to begin missile deactivation activities. This order was given by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley June 29. Malmstrom Air
July 13, 2007 Game damage hunt registration deadline nearing Hunters interested in participating in game-damage hunting opportunities on private land this year must register online by Sunday with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Game-damage occurs when animals such as elk, deer and antelope concentrate on private farms and ranches and eat crops and hay.
July 13, 2007 Malmstrom, community members walk for a cure A cloud of balloons filled the air above a sea of pink and purple as hundreds of cancer survivors, including some of Malmstrom's own, took to the path of this year's Relay for Life at the Montana Expo Park. Relay for Life is an overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for
July 13, 2007 AFSPC to honor space, missile pioneers Air Force Space Command announced June 27 that the 2007 Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers are retired Gen. Lew Allen Jr. and retired Maj. Gen. Joe H. Engle. They will be honored at an award ceremony and a hall of fame induction luncheon here Aug. 8. Dr. Allen is a West Point graduate who later
July 13, 2007 Understanding the importance of seatbelt use A seatbelt can mean the difference between life and death. This is true not only to people who buckle up, but to everyone else in the car. A loose passenger in a vehicle that abruptly stops could potentially collide into someone or something else. Seatbelts restrict motion in the event of an