Oct. 6, 2016 Malmstrom runs for breast cancer awareness October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and members of Team Malmstrom participated in an annual awareness run and walk Oct. 5.The event is held each year to raise awareness for breast cancer and encourage men and women of all ages to be proactive with preventative health measures.The race started
Oct. 5, 2016 20 AF Women’s Leadership Symposium: Shaping the future force The opportunity to engage in candid conversations with senior military leaders can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Both male and female Airmen who attended the second 20th Air Force Women’s Leadership Symposium, Sept. 26 to 28 at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, interacted with military
Oct. 3, 2016 ALS graduates The following senior airmen graduated Airman Leadership School during a ceremony at the Grizzly Bend Sept. 27:Cody Carvey, 341st Missile Security Forces SquadronJess Contreras, 741st Missile Security Forces SquadronRichard Coto, 452nd Security Forces SquadronBrian Darnell, 341st MSFSTravis Dobrinin,
Sept. 30, 2016 Special Victims' Counsel In January 2013, the Air Force became the first military branch to establish a Special Victims’ Counsel program. And for the first time, Malmstrom will have an SVC attorney located on base.SVCs are comprised of attorneys from the Judge Advocate General’s Corps advocating for the rights of sexual
Sept. 30, 2016 341st Security Forces Squadron Change of Command Maj. Marc Ortiz, right, accepts command of the 341st Security Forces Squadron from Col. Robert Frederiksen, 341st Security Forces Group commander, during a change of command ceremony at the Grizzly Bend Sept. 30, 2016. Master Sgt. Jeffery House, 341st SFS first sergeant, looks on. (U.S. Air Force
Sept. 29, 2016 Kevin Hines: tale of hope, recovery, wellness Kevin Hines, a mental health advocate, visited Team Malmstrom to share his story of resiliency Sept. 28.Hines attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, but he survived. He now uses the experience to travel around the world to share his story in hopes to change the lives
Sept. 29, 2016 Fire prevention week According to the National Fire Protection Association, three out of five home fire deaths between 2009 and 2013 were caused by fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Smoke alarms are the first line of defense when a fire strikes, allowing extra time needed to escape safely.
Sept. 28, 2016 Airmen encouraged to watch, report, protect with Eagle Eyes program With Malmstrom Air Force Base having a missile complex covering nearly 14,000 square miles, roughly the size of Maryland, security forces and local authorities can only protect so much at one time regardless of how well-trained and vigilant they are. That’s where the Eagle Eyes program plays a
Sept. 28, 2016 National Public Lands Day On Sept. 24, Malmstrom participated in the country’s National Public Lands Day at Pow Wow Pond.National Public Lands Day is the nation’s second largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands, and occurs annually on the last Saturday in September. According to Kelly Speidel, National Public
Sept. 27, 2016 West Nile virus, what you need to know West Nile virus was initially detected in North America in 1999, and has since spread across the continental United States and Canada. So far in 2016, a total of 301 cases of WNV have been reported across 43 states. The McCone County Health Department recently reported Montana’s first human death