April 12, 2007 Learn to be 'bear aware' before hiking, camping Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear managers say that most of the time people, not bears, determine how an encounter with a grizzly or black bear turns out. Bears, given a choice, will avoid people. The exception is a "food-conditioned" bear. Once a bear has contact with people and receives a
April 6, 2007 Bear-proofing Montana one community at a time One sure way for a Montana community to co-exist safely and happily with local bears is to bear-proof the community, some say. The effort to bear-proof Montana one community at a time is being led by a few dozen people, including Bill Lavelle of Columbia Falls, Erin Edge of Missoula and Carrie Hunt
April 6, 2007 TriWest's interactive map brings help from home to families coping with deployment Service members returning from the war in Iraq now have a new resource to help them and their family members deal with the unique set of re-adjustment challenges they face. In a proactive approach to preventing, identifying and treating post deployment issues, TriWest Healthcare Alliance launched an
April 6, 2007 Prior approval required for urgent out-of-area care TRICARE Prime beneficiaries enrolled at Military Treatment Facilities are now required to obtain prior approval from their Primary Care Manager before seeking urgent or out-of-area care treatment. This DoD policy applies to active-duty family members, retirees, and family members of
April 6, 2007 Command Post superintendent earns Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Officials recently announced Master Sgt. Derek Lemon, 341st Space Wing Command Post superintendent, as the 2006 Air Force Space Command Command Post Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. Sergeant Lemon earned this award due in part to his selfless leadership, volunteer activities and
April 6, 2007 Anthrax vaccination required for travel to CENTCOM, Korea Immunization against anthrax is now mandatory for military members and certain essential civilians going to CENTCOM or the Korean peninsula for 15 or more days. It remains voluntary for any active-duty military or civilian employees who have received at least one shot since 1998 and for family
April 6, 2007 New fitness center coming to Malmstrom; Design mirrors Great Fall's PEAK but incorporates military standards Construction officially began on the new 55,000 square-foot fitness center here with a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday. Phase one of a proposed two-phase military construction project, an out-of-cycle project, is scheduled to be completed in a year, or April 2008. "Normally it takes five or more
April 6, 2007 ICBM, Space, C3I communities win Scowcroft Awards Top performers in the intercontinental ballistic missile and space and communications, command, control and intelligence career fields were recently honored at the 18th Annual Air Force Association Brent Scowcroft Awards banquet, hosted by the northern Utah chapter of the AFA. Approximately 500
April 6, 2007 Spring Carnival kicks off Month of the Military Child The Youth Programs Center held it's annual Spring Carnival March 31. "The Spring Carnival is a celebration to kick off the Month of the Military Child," said Cynthia Berg, Youth Programs Director. "Plus, who doesn't love a carnival!" Many booths were set up for the kids including kick ball games,
March 30, 2007 Safety reminders given for gun registration, helmet use at Malmstrom Privately owned weapons on Malmstrom are authorized providing the guidance that follows is adhered to. Newly assigned personnel have 10 duty days upon in-processing their squadrons to report to their commanders support staff to register all privately owned weapons. Once there, personnel will be