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  • Col. Roderick Davis, 341st Mission Support Group commander, reviews his schedule with his seceretary Kelly Wolfe July 17. Colonel Davis took command of the 341st MSG July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Dillon White)

    Taking the lead ... New 341st MSG/CC brings wealth of enlisted, officer experience to new command duties

    Who could have imagined that a young boy growing up on a dairy farm about an hour away from Potsdam, N.Y., would eventually be an Air Force colonel and assume group leadership? Col. Roderick Davis didn't see it coming, perhaps it was fate and the perspectives he has gained along the way that brought him to his current position at Malmstrom. Colonel
  • Master Sgt. Dale Gunter, 120th Security Forces Squadron unit training manager, instructs Little Warrior Sarah, 12, on how to properly fire a B.B. gun during Operation Purple Camp. The camp is designed for children with deployed parents to help them learn about and cope with their parent’s deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Dillon White)

    Operation Purple Camp: Helping kids cope, laugh and learn while a parent is deployed

    Down a dusty mountain road, a 100-year-old mining camp with wooden buildings springs back to life when a group of children arrive to focus their attention on learning and coping with separation from their deployed parents. Eighty children with ties to the military attended Operation Purple Camp, a week-long event and nation-wide project sponsored
  • Gary Huffman, 341st Services Squadron graphic designer, poses at his computer. Mr. Huffman won three Air Force-level marketing awards for 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Emerald Ralston)

    Designer wins three marketing awards: Web master, artist, musician sweeps competition

    Gary Huffman, a graphic designer and Web master for the 341st Services Squadron, won not one, not two, but three Air Force-level Achievement in Marketing Excellence awards for 2006. Mr. Huffman took the top with his designs for the "Cruisin' the Summer" campaign, Lewis and Clark Grill menu and Largest Loser logo. "The Lewis and Clark Grill menu was
  • Col. Terry Watkins, 819th RED HORSE Squadron commander, learns how to drive the squadron’s 67,000 pound bulldozer from Senior Airman Ryan Holt, 819th RHS pavements and heavy equipment operator July 5. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

    New 819th RHS CC brings excitement, experience to command

    It's a sunny and dry afternoon when Col. Terry Watkins jumps into a 67,000 pound bulldozer with a sense of urgency and excitement to try something new. The nearly 100 degree temperature doesn't slow down the new 819th RED HORSE Squadron commander, as he moves large amounts of earth with the gigantic bulldozer. With more than 22 years of Air Force
  • Col. Deborah Kirkhuff, 341st Maint-enance Group commander, signs off on group operating instructions as 1st Lt. Jeffrey Lasitter, 341st MXG excecutive officer, and 2nd Lt. Allison Barkalow, 341st Maintenance Operations Squa-dron officer in charge of team training, look on.

    Meet the new 341st Maintenance Group commander; Colonel brings 25 years of missiles, maintenance, excellence

    Malmstrom's new Maintenance Group commander, Col. Deborah Kirkhuff, took control of her first group-level command position in her missile laden 25-year career June 8. A former squadron commander at Minot Air Force Base, this mother of three said she intends to look into the things Malmstrom and Montana have to offer. "I really want to get the
  • Then Senior Airman Chris Sembroski, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron electro-mechanical technician, inspects a thermal fog generator and follows the checklist prior to using the equipment June 22.

    Missile maintenance NCO's musical flair adds dimension to local symphony orchestra

    The music filled the air and gently flowed over the heads of the audience sitting on the grassy knoll. The crowd was listening to patriotic-themed music on a sun-kissed Sunday afternoon at a free, summer concert. The second-chair oboist with the Great Falls Symphony Orchestra, whose music career spans more than a decade, plays with confidence and
  • Little Warrior Marion, 10, gets the line on his fishing pole fixed by his dad, Damen, during the 2nd Annual Kid’s Fishing Day at Pow Wow Park Saturday. The members of the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron arranged for the pond to be stocked with 200 rainbow trout June 15 and more than 100 people attended the family day event. Prizes were awarded for the biggest catches of the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura)

    Little Warriors battle to land biggest trout

    The bright sunshine glimmered off the water while roughly 30 bobbers skimmed the surface of the pond at Pow Wow Park Saturday. Children anxiously cast their lines out to catch the biggest fish of the day during the 2nd Annual Kid's Fishing Day, where more than 100 people spent the morning fishing for rainbow trout and the grand prize - a
  • Stacks of tires and wooden obstacles make up the interior of Malmstrom's paintball facility. The facility is located in building 1700 and is now open. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Emerald Ralston)

    Give it a shot! Paintball club invites new members to join

    In the dark corners of building 1700, someone is waiting. Waiting to strike. You creep around the interior, watching your back. The suspense is building. Movement catches your eye from the other side of the dimly lit room. Then, pow! Your opponent shoots from behind a stack of tires, covered in paint. The battle is on. The referee signals you to
  • Brook Gerard carefully trims excess material from a vacation bible school poster for the base chapel. She is an illustrator and video-teleconferencing manager at the base multi-media center. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Dillon White)

    Multimedia personnel deomonstrate multi-talents

    The staff of the 341st Communications Squadron's Base Multimedia Center located at 7410 Flightline Drive, building 300, offers a wide variety of visual and communication support services to Team Malmstrom. The staff members of the visual information and graphics shops are multi-talented. Their skills range from taking official photographs and
  • Security Forces members use a map of Malmstrom base housing to determine their next course of action during an exercise scenario in February 2006 – the last time the base was inspected. Inspectors will arrive at Malmstrom June 11 with the first of two inspections slated to begin June 12. Team Malmstrom will be evaluated on various aspects of the mission through June 25. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

    How we'll ace the inspection

    Dress for success You only get one chance to make a good first impression. With the first of two inspections beginning this weekend, we all need to remember to dress for success. Below are dress and appearance reminders from AFI 36-2903. Remember, this list is not all inclusive and members should reference the complete AFI for further guidance. ·
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