July 13, 2007 Game damage hunt registration deadline nearing Hunters interested in participating in game-damage hunting opportunities on private land this year must register online by Sunday with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Game-damage occurs when animals such as elk, deer and antelope concentrate on private farms and ranches and eat crops and hay.
July 13, 2007 Malmstrom, community members walk for a cure A cloud of balloons filled the air above a sea of pink and purple as hundreds of cancer survivors, including some of Malmstrom's own, took to the path of this year's Relay for Life at the Montana Expo Park. Relay for Life is an overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for
July 13, 2007 AFSPC to honor space, missile pioneers Air Force Space Command announced June 27 that the 2007 Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers are retired Gen. Lew Allen Jr. and retired Maj. Gen. Joe H. Engle. They will be honored at an award ceremony and a hall of fame induction luncheon here Aug. 8. Dr. Allen is a West Point graduate who later
July 13, 2007 Understanding the importance of seatbelt use A seatbelt can mean the difference between life and death. This is true not only to people who buckle up, but to everyone else in the car. A loose passenger in a vehicle that abruptly stops could potentially collide into someone or something else. Seatbelts restrict motion in the event of an
July 13, 2007 Maximizing space, minimizing cost A new mailing policy took effect May 14 that changes how the Official Mail Center and the United States Postal Service charges its customers to mail letters and ship packages. The post office has picked up a ruler, and that means an extra inch of envelope could cost an extra 40 cents, or a square
July 13, 2007 Web-based news two weeks away from implementation Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is the force driving the "change train," and the Public Affairs Office is about to jump on for the ride. "Tickets" are available for anyone who'd like to ride along - simply by typing in the Web address and clicking "for a seat." Your one-stop news
July 13, 2007 40th Helicopter Squadron records save 368 Sunday: Huey crew performs flawless hoist extraction; rescues man after hiking incident A UH-1N Huey crew from the 40th Helicopter Squadron recorded the unit's 368th save when they rescued a hiker near Pine Creek Lake in the Absaroka Range just south of Livingston, Mont., Sunday. The man was hiking with two other people when a boulder fell on him, crushing his foot and lower leg. The
July 5, 2007 ‘Transformers’ puts Airmen, aircraft on big screen More than 300 Airmen and numerous aircraft will be seen around the world in the latest DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures film, "Transformers" which was released to theaters Wednesday. The movie combines the use of live action with computer-generated imagery to enhance the story as Airmen served as
July 5, 2007 Airpower summary: C-17s provide needed supplies Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations July 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer successfully showed force over a
July 5, 2007 Wing proceeds with missile deactivation The 341st Space Wing received formal direction June 29 from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley to proceed with missile deactivation activities. Fifty Minuteman III WS-133B missiles and five missile alert facilities in northcentral Montana, operated by the 564th Missile Squadron here,