April 3, 2009 Ensure fire safety during spring cleaning Spring cleaning is an annual ritual for many people. Just as the first crocus of spring ushers in a new beginning for nature, our spring-cleaning habits signify a fresh start for us after the long winter months. Spring cleaning can take on another meaning. It's the ideal time to check our homes and
April 3, 2009 Prescription crosscheck program helps Tricare beneficiaries The Tricare military health plan is ensuring patient safety for its 9.2 million beneficiaries through a revolutionary drug utilization program, a senior Tricare official said last week. "We cover about 2.2 million prescription medication claims per week -- that's about 120 million prescriptions per
April 3, 2009 Celebrate Month of the Military Child April is Month of the Military Child - a chance to celebrate the lives of military kids worldwide. Growing up in a military family offers some challenges. Military children endure and experience so much in their lives from frequent relocations, learning new cultures, making new friends, attending
April 3, 2009 Community Notes: Week ending April 3 Thrift Store open Saturday The Thrift and Consignment Store is open Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ; consignments are accepted until 1 p.m. The store is located in building 581 on Goddard Dr. Visit during regular business hours, as well, Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spring
March 27, 2009 Scouting for food makes big impact in Great Falls Cub Scout Pack 43 from Malmstrom collected roughly 950 pounds of non-perishable food items for the Great Falls Food Bank March 21; that's nearly half of the total amount collected during the 15th Annual Boy Scouts of America Food Drive which was more than 2,000 pounds. "The [Cub Scouts] have to do
March 27, 2009 Wing awarded Verne Orr Award for 2008 Around-the-clock strategic deterrence and the protection, security and safety of Team Malmstrom personnel, were the key ingredients to the 341st Missile Wing winning the Verne Orr Award for 2008 for superior resource management and utilization from Jan.1 to Dec. 31, 2008. "The men and women of the
March 25, 2009 What would you do? The term bystander conjures up many, and sometimes conflicting, images. For some the word makes you think of a passive, innocent bystander who could not, or did not, do anything in a dangerous situation. For others the word makes you think of someone more engaging who witnesses a car crash and calls
March 25, 2009 Community Notes: Week ending March 27 Plastic recycling discontinued Effective immediately, plastic recycling is discontinued on Malmstrom AFB or through the City of Great Falls. The plastic recycling drop off at the Malmstrom AFB recycling center is closed. The recycling vendor, Big Sky Pipe, notified Malmstrom AFB and City that due to
March 25, 2009 Deterrence still key to national security, general says Deterrence remains as central to America's national security as it was during the Cold War, U.S. Strategic Command's top officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee March 19. "Our unique global perspective has given us a good platform for advocating for the nation's needs for missile defense;