Sept. 18, 2014 AF to change instructions for oaths The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words "So help me God" from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses.In response to concerns raised by Airmen, the Department of the Air Force requested
Sept. 18, 2014 SecAF: From legacy of past to uncertain future, bold leadership key From Gen. Eisenhower's bold belief of a separate service to early bold leaders like Mitchell, Doolittle and Arnold, the Air Force's top leader told an audience of Airmen, senior leaders and association members that bold leadership is also the key to the future.Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee
Sept. 18, 2014 67 plus years of airpower What does the Air Force want for its 67th birthday; new state of the art fighter jets, more unmanned aircraft, new maintenance facilities or how about additional satellites to launch into space? The answer is none of the above. What the Air Force really wants for its birthday is for all Airmen to
Sept. 17, 2014 Global Strike Challenge 2014: Meet Malmstrom's 341st MOS ELAB team Editor's Note: This is part of a series highlighting the 2014 Global Strike Challenge teams.Originally established in 1967, the "Curtain Raiser" was the first competition designed to test the skill of intercontinental ballistic missile wings in the U.S. Air Force. Today, the event is known as the
Sept. 16, 2014 Air Force leaders discuss nuclear enterprise The nuclear enterprise must modernize to remain a viable and essential part of the United States' defense strategy, maintained Air Force senior leaders at the Air Force Association's annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here, Sept. 16.Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force Global
Sept. 15, 2014 Airmen unite against sexual assault On a daily basis, people all over the country are bombarded with innuendos, references, undertones and sometimes open-aired talk that relates to a sexual nature. For some, it is so commonplace they don't even notice it. While sex and intimacy are part of human nature and is nothing to be ashamed
Sept. 15, 2014 Force Improvement Program continues to move forward Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen continue to see positive changes in the nuclear force being made through the Force Improvement Program.During her address at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference, Sept. 15, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James talked about those
Sept. 15, 2014 USSTRATCOM commander visits Malmstrom, reaffirms ICBM mission Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, is proud of the three Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile wings that represent Task Force 214, he said during a recent visit here. The admiral described ICBM Airmen as professionals, and lauded them for their passion for performing the
Sept. 12, 2014 9/11: We will never forget Approximately 200 Wing One members joined together for a Sept. 11, 2001, remembrance ceremony at the Grizzly Bend at Malmstrom Sept. 11.On Sept. 11, 2001, four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two of those planes,
Sept. 12, 2014 Global Strike Challenge 2014: Meet Malmstrom's 341st MUNS team Editor's Note: This is part of a series highlighting the 2014 Global Strike Challenge teams.Originally established in 1967, the "Curtain Raiser" was the first competition designed to test the skill of intercontinental ballistic missile wings in the U.S. Air Force. Today, the event is known as the