March 4, 2009 CMSAF to retire Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force Chief of Staff, announced the pending retirement of the 15th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Feb. 27. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley will retire this summer after serving for 30 years. Chief McKinley has served as the Chief
March 4, 2009 Good news! Recycling plastics is easy To continue successful plastic recycling at Malmstrom, the local recycler needs help to make the program work for all involved. Not all plastic is recyclable and mixing types requires sorting which further diminishes the value. You can help keep the costs of collection, sorting and reprocessing down
March 4, 2009 Air Force looking for military training instructors Few other figures in the Air Force exemplify leadership more than the military training instructor and more are needed to help meet short- and long-term manning goals. Because of the demands of increasing end strength, the Air Force needs to bring in about 220 additional MTIs. The Air Force will
March 4, 2009 Healthy eating! March is National Nutrition Month March is National Nutrition Month®. National Nutrition Month® is an annual nutrition and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association. It focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme this
March 4, 2009 DeCA news: CertifiChecks ceases operations CertifiChecks, Inc., the third-party provider that has provided commissary gift certificates for use by authorized customers since 2002, has ceased operations. As a result, all sales of CertifiChecks have halted and customers possessing them cannot use them in commissaries at this time. The company
March 4, 2009 Annual AFAF campaign kicks off March 9 This year's Air Force Assistance Fund "Commitment to Caring" campaign will again provide Airmen the opportunity to contribute to any of the four official Air Force charitable organizations. Malmstrom will kick off its campaign March 9 and it will continue through April 17, according to Master Sgt.
Feb. 27, 2009 Malmstrom NCO awarded Bronze Star A noncommissioned officer from the 341st Security Forces Squadron received the Bronze Star during a commander's call at the base auditorium Feb. 24 for exceptionally meritorious service Oct 14, 2007, to May 1, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tech. Sgt. Kevin Akers received the award from Maj.
Feb. 25, 2009 Civilian job announcements changed to help managers, applicants Air Force Personnel Center officials recently changed how civilian job announcements are listed to improve the civilian hiring process. "AFPC is improving our civilian hiring process and reducing the time it takes to fill civilian position vacancies. Changing the way we list our civilian job
Feb. 25, 2009 Dealing with post-combat issues Whether gone for two months or two years, returning from combat is grueling. Service members readjusting back into society need time to recover from the stress of a highly charged war zone. Most adapt well after some time; however, if problems continue and interfere with daily activities, it's time
Feb. 25, 2009 Community Notes: Week ending Feb. 27 Hip Hop nights return A pre-deployment "jam" at the Grizzly Bend Club, featuring music by "the Professa," is tonight starting at 8:30 p.m. in honor of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron members who are set to depart Malmstrom March 2. Saturday, Feb. 28, "the Professa" returns to spin the tunes from 10