Oct. 18, 2016 Storytellers: tales of overcoming adversity About 200 Airmen and civilians attended a Storytellers luncheon Oct. 14, at the Grizzly Bend.The Chaplain Corps hosts the event twice a year to bring individuals across the base together to hear different stories of overcoming adversity and moving forward. “We don’t have to get people off base to
Oct. 11, 2016 Taking steps to support motherhood in the military On Oct.10, six breast-feeding rooms opened across Malmstrom to provide a supportive and accommodative environment for nursing mothers on the base. “(First Lieutenant Annabel Monroe and I) saw a lack of knowledge from a few supervisors who were unaware of how to support their female troops with
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. 22, 2016 Volunteering to make a difference Airmen of Malmstrom’s Honor Guard have been dedicating their time to organizing the Airman’s Attic for the past month and a half, making it more presentable to the public. “The Airman’s Attic does not have a lot of volunteers,” said Senior Airman Kayvon Burley, 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron
Aug. 18, 2016 Veterans helping veterans 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron volunteered at the Grace Home Veterans Center in Great Falls, Montana, Aug. 13.Grace Home is the first transitional living center for homeless male veterans in North Central Montana. The facility has 10 bedrooms, a library, entertainment room, a large kitchen, a
Aug. 11, 2016 POW honored at Malmstrom William “Bill” Sullivan was honored for his military service during wartime operations at a ceremony held at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 5.Bill, 93, originally from New York, New York, was a prisoner of war during World War II, fighting for his life across the European countryside.While
Aug. 11, 2016 IRF joint training, critical to maintain nuclear assets Members of Malmstrom’s incident response force and local agency officials completed training Aug. 9, in preparation for an upcoming exercise to better understand roles and responsibilities during a nuclear accident incident response. The training was administered by members of U.S. Strategic
March 26, 2015 341 MDG flawless during AAAHC inspection The 341st Medical Group opened its doors to a group of surveyors from the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, March 24 to 27.More than 3,000 ambulatory health care organizations across the United States are accredited by AAAHC. Accreditation highlights a facility's long-standing
Nov. 27, 2013 AFGSC chief makes final visit to Malmstrom Chief Master Sgt. Brian Hornback, Air Force Global Strike Command chief, flew into Great Falls, Mont., on Nov. 20 for a two-day tour of Malmstrom Air Force Base - his final tour of the missile base before he retires in February.During his visit, Hornback visited various areas across the base,
Nov. 14, 2013 Women Empowered seminar instills Jiu-Jitsu, self-defense strategies Hundreds of feet pounding the wrestling mats echoed in the Malmstrom Air Force Base Fitness Center. A stern man instructed the students to not remove their hand from the ground before planting their feet on the floor."Base!" the participants yelled as they stood in the position of combat base."Get