March 15, 2007 Web-based communication tools allow deployed Airmen to e-mail, chat with family Air Force officials continue to provide deployed Airmen and their families with Web-based communication tools, allowing e-mail and instant messaging from virtually anywhere in the world. The Air Force Instant Messenger and Global Internet Mail programs help ease the stress of deployments by keeping
March 15, 2007 Personnel Record Readiness: Are you protecting your family? Safeguarding important papers is something we all have been taught to do. Some of us lock them in a box underneath the bed; others store them in a safety deposit box, or tuck them away in a 'secret' coffee can. Whatever the method, we know these papers must be kept safe. But what is the point in
March 15, 2007 Enhancing resilience: Let TSR Team help How do fire fighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel (first responders) respond to tragic scenes then go home and live normal lives? How did the emergency teams who survived the terrorist attacks at ground zero in New York go on and live normal lives? It has become standard practice
March 15, 2007 Vehicle decals no longer required for base access As of today, Malmstrom has stopped issuing the DD Form 2220, window decals for vehicles. The Air Force has been staffing an initiative since February 2006 to stop registering private vehicles and to cease the use of vehicle decals. Since Sept. 11, 2001, security at all DoD installations was changed
March 15, 2007 Air Force announces RIF board eligibility The Air Force will convene an officer reduction in force board June 11 here at the Air Force Personnel Center. All eligible officers should have received an Officer Pre-selection Brief in February. Officers are responsible for reviewing their records for accuracy and ensuring information within
March 15, 2007 'Jim the Barber' gives commander a trim keeping his VIP hair cutting tradition intact The civilian work force at Malmstrom is made up of a lot of "tried and true" people, many whom have been a part of daily operations here for a long time. Jim Thul is one of those people. More affectionately known as "Jim the Barber," he began cutting hair at this installation April 1, 1959 - nearly
March 9, 2007 Verifying records, personal information ensures best chance for promotions The one constant among all Airmen is the desire to be promoted. There are many things Airmen can do to affect their chances for promotion, but perhaps the most important is ensuring their personal information is correct. Missing or inaccurate enlisted or officer performance reports, decorations,
March 9, 2007 DOD implements Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP, mandates Airmen assigned to high-threat areas receive the anthrax vaccine, while also providing Airmen the choice to continue anthrax vaccines if they are not assigned to a designated high-threat area. The Department of Defense issued a new policy
March 9, 2007 Education and training flight named best in command The education and training needs of Malmstrom's military and civilian communities are being met and in many cases, exceeded, by the staff at the Education and Training Center here. Doing so has earned them the Nathan Altschuler award as the best education and training flight in Air Force Space
March 5, 2007 Low prices meet their match at AAFES The Army and Air Force Exchange Service's "We'll Match It!" initiative has been updated to allow authorized shoppers to compare prices between the exchange and "warehouse clubs." "Previously, AAFES didn't match 'warehouse clubs' as their shelf prices are offset by required membership fees," said