May 22, 2008 Mosquito season arrives with warmer weather, moisture With the arrival of warmer weather comes the arrival of the mosquito. Mosquitoes are vectors of some of the world's most dangerous diseases such as Malaria, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever and West Nile Virus. In Montana alone, 202 human cases of West Nile Virus were reported to the Centers for Disease
May 22, 2008 Tree City USA recertification, Growth Award bestowed on Malmstrom Malmstrom was awarded Tree City USA recertification for the 15th consecutive year, as well as the Tree City USA Growth Award at the Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Council meeting April 26. Lt. Col. Timothy Dodge, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron, was present to receive the award from
May 21, 2008 Colonel Fortney takes command of Wing One Wing One celebrated change once again when Col. Michael Fortney became the 50th commander of the 341st Space Wing Wednesday during a ceremony at Malmstrom's 3-Bay Hangar. This is the first time the colonel has been in Big Sky Country, although it is not the first time he has been to a northern tier
May 20, 2008 Snowbirds soar through skies over Malmstrom With the temperatures soaring into the '80s Saturday and Sunday, an estimated 18,000 spectators from near and far came to Malmstrom's Air Show and Open House May 17 and 18 to witness the high-flying acrobatics of the highlight event - the Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds Aerial Demonstration Team. The
May 19, 2008 Malmstrom recognized with Canada's top military honor A social was held at the Grizzly Bend Club May 17 in honor of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerial demonstration team. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres were served, gifts were given and awards were presented during this evening of recognition and camaraderie. Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, North American
May 15, 2008 AAFES holds contest to salute military spouses The time has come to give recognition to those military spouses who have gone above and beyond to help deployed troops and their Families. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service will hold a Patriot Family Salutes the "Military Spouse" Calendar contest from May 11- July 28. Entrants are invited to
May 14, 2008 Blanchard, Blackburn back again; Williams, Moorman also awarded to Malmstrom "In all the years I've been involved with Guardian Challenge, I have never seen anything like this," said Col. Sandy Finan, 341st Space Wing commander. "Friday night has to rank as one of the proudest moments of my career." Friday night (May 9) was when all the wings in Air Force Space Command
May 14, 2008 Spouses Club awards $8,000 in scholarships The Malmstrom Spouse's Club gave away $8,000 in scholarships this year to family members of active-duty Air Force personnel at Malmstrom. The scholarships were awarded Thursday night at a ceremony at the Grizzly Bend Club. The MSC takes proceeds from their annual mercantile auction, along with sales