June 1, 2010 Spouses invited to attend Heart Link orientation event All new military spouses and spouses who have not attended Heart Link at Malmstrom AFB are cordially invited to attend the next Heart Link scheduled June 9 from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. Heart Link is a Spouse Orientation Program designed to strengthen military
June 1, 2010 Planning prevents vacation disasters Did you ever have one of those trips? One that was great...for the first hour? And then, well, it kind of fell apart...Let's say you had a mid-May trip to Mt. Rushmore. Not that long of a drive and the weather starts out nice. From there, you plan visit your mom in Omaha. You have a nice two-week
June 1, 2010 Commander's Corner: Proud to serve with Team Malmstrom Team Malmstrom, let me first start by saying how proud and honored I am to serve with you and for you as your Wing Commander. Today's article debuts a new feature that will be found in our paper every week. I'll give you my perspective on the week's activities here at Malmstrom. A barometer check,
June 1, 2010 Colonel Cotton steps up to commander role Col. Anthony Cotton became the 51st commander of the 341st Missile Wing May 26, accepting the guidon and his new responsibilities from the 20th Air Force commander. Colonel Cotton arrived at Malmstrom in July 2009 to be the 341st MW vice commander, returning to a northern tier base for the first
June 1, 2010 Would you know what to do if an active-shooter incident happened at Malmstrom? The tragic events of Columbine High, Virginia Tech and Fort Hood have called our attention to the need to be prepared for an active-shooter scenario. Unfortunately for the United States, active-shooter incidents are not foreign to us with documented incidents going back as far back as 1920. The Fort
May 19, 2010 341st CES needs help from housing residents identifying trees infested with mountain pine beetles How did a native insect get so out of control? Mention the mountain pine beetle, and images of vast swaths of red and thoughts of wildfire probably cross your mind. Stories of frustration can often be overheard as folks retell of the sight of dead trees they saw crossing the mountain passes. It's no
May 19, 2010 National Kid's Fishing Day at Pow Wow Pond is June 5 The National Kid's Fishing Day event on Malmstrom AFB will be held at Pow Wow Pond on June 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event actually coincides with National Fishing and Boating week and is coordinated by the "Take Me Fishing" national campaign. The State also establishes this day as a free-fishing
May 19, 2010 AFGSC commander gets close-up look at deployed bomber operations Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, visited here May 13-16 to assess ongoing bomber operations and meet with deployed Airmen.Although bombers have rotated through Guam continuously since March 2004, the nation's B-2s and B-52s have been aligned under Air Force Global