Dec. 16, 2011 Elkhorn/OG win Hennessy Awards Team Malmstrom's Elkhorn Dining Facility has been named the John L. Hennessy Award winner for the Single-Unit Operations Category in Air Force Global Strike Command and will now go on to compete at the Air Force level. The Hennessy Award is the Air Force's most prestigious honor to a food service
Dec. 9, 2011 Help cold engines stay warm during winter's freezes With winter comes cold weather and the changes it brings for Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and their vehicles. For those who have headbolt heaters on their vehicles, plug-ins for vehicles are installed in certain parking lots on base, for occupants in the dormitories and for housing
Dec. 9, 2011 Airmen coach Great Falls youth hockey, make impact Six-year-olds scatter across the Great Falls Community Ice Plex. A firm, but a calm voice tells them to pay attention. "Stand up," said Lt. Col. Matthew Guenther, 490th Missile Squadron commander. "You can do this," the coach says with a big grin.It is now 5:30 p.m., and for most, the duty day is
Dec. 9, 2011 Exchange opens gun shop The time has finally come and Malmstrom's Army and Air Force Exchange Service is now carrying firearms. On Nov. 19, Malmstrom's Exchange opened the doors with a new counter that sells rifles and handguns. With Montana being such a prevalent hunting state, many questioned exactly what took so long
Dec. 9, 2011 Charismatic Airman works behind the scenes Behind the secure doors of the Command Post, where everything but a biometric iris scan is required to enter, stands a charismatic and amiable Airman 1st Class Amanda Buck, emergency actions controller with the 341st Missile Wing Command Post. Many stereotypically think that the job is as simple as
Dec. 8, 2011 Get information on weather The leadership at Malmstrom has developed a plan to ensure Wing One's personnel are safe during adverse weather conditions this winter. Dubbed "SNOWCON," the new procedures could result in delayed reporting to work or not reporting at all for non-mission essential personnel.Administrative staff are
Dec. 8, 2011 Exchange construction moves ahead One year ago yesterday, Malmstrom Air Force Base broke ground for the construction of a new Exchange building. The project, scheduled to be complete in June, is well on its way to becoming a tremendous asset to the base.Since the $10 million project started last December, Malmstrom members have been
Dec. 1, 2011 Gibbons named county, state 'Cooperator of the Year' Jason Gibbons, base biologist with the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron, was recognized by the Cascade County Conservation District and the state of Montana as the "Cooperator of the Year," by the Montana Association of Conservation Districts. According to Rudy Verzuh, environmental engineer with the