July 26, 2007 Summer hiking safety; know about snakes, poisons, supplies Imagine you are hiking down to your favorite fishing spot about a mile away from your truck. You are with your friends when you step right where one guy put his foot only to find you awoke a rattlesnake. How would you react in that situation? Would you be prepared if you were bitten? There are a lot
July 26, 2007 PKI policy protects Air Force networks The Air Force's policy on encrypting and digitally signing e-mails is now in effect to ensure security and reliability of information as the battle for cyberspace dominance continues. Officially called the Air Force Public Key Infrastructure Policy on Encrypting and Digitally Signing E-mails, it is
July 26, 2007 Guidelines for using military tuition assistance Tuition assistance is a great benefit of being in the military or being a family member of a military member. There are also many things to keep in mind when using TA. * Active-duty service members receive $4,500 in TA each fiscal year. * TA can be used to earn an associates, bachelors and masters
July 19, 2007 Tennis clinic part of kid’s fitness effort A tennis clinic was held at the Youth Programs Center June 27 with the help of the Health and Wellness Center, Kim Herremans and the Montana Tennis Association. The tennis clinic was one of many sports classes put on for the kids to help get them active and give them options for fun ways to stay
July 19, 2007 NCOA, SNCOA graduates The following technical sergeants graduated from the NCO Academy July 12. Congratulations to the wing's newest Professional Military Education graduates! Melissa Alexander 341st Operations Group James Baker 819th RED HORSE Squadron James Burbank 341st Logisitics Readiness Squadron James Dowell 341st
July 19, 2007 Malmstrom's annual environmental self-assessment kicks off Monday The annual base-wide environmental, safety and occupational health checkup runs Monday through July 27. The Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program, or ESOHCAMP, was established in 1986 to assist Air Force installations in assessing and meeting
July 19, 2007 ATV safety key concern during 101 Critical Days of Summer All-terrain vehicles or "quads" were originally developed in Japan as a farm-to-town vehicle in isolated mountainous areas. In the early '70s, the quad was introduced to the United States as an adventure toy, quickly sparking a new and thrilling pastime. Today, ATVs are found in the back of pickup
July 19, 2007 Swainson’s hawks seen on base Malmstrom is part of Big Sky country yet we see very little of the wildlife that call it home. The base is small, surrounded by a tall fence. Plus there is activity over almost every foot of the base, leaving only small patches of undisturbed land for wildlife to comfortably inhabit. However, from
July 19, 2007 DBAT field test to collect data, determine risk The Driver Behavior Assessment Tool survey kicks off Tuesday and runs through Aug. 10. It is a joint service project funded by the Defense Safety Oversight Council's Private Motor Vehicle Task Force. The field test involves 2,000 servicemembers from each branch of service in the Army, Navy, Air