Dec. 1, 2014 Operation Hay Lift Airmen at Malmstrom Air Force Base share many different visions of the holiday season as they prepare to return home or settle down to enjoy the holidays. Fifty years ago, the members of the base witnessed a little different vision of the season. At the beginning of December, temperatures began to
Nov. 24, 2014 An expression of gratitude: SARC office thankful for volunteers and support "An expression of gratitude for something" is the Encarta Dictionary's definition for "giving thanks." I am the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) and Debra Glenn is the Lead Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA). As a small, two-person office, our jobs would be much more difficult if we
Nov. 17, 2014 Passion - believing in what you do I enrolled in the University of Colorado (CU) in Boulder, Colorado, in the fall of 1995. My grades in high school had qualified me for a three-year Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship, but I still had to figure out how to pay for my first year of school and for my room and board. The
Nov. 12, 2014 Core values part of everyday life Whether we realize it or not, the Air Force core values are at the center of our decision-making process in everything we do, or at least they should be. We all make conscious, and many times, unconscious daily decisions that guide us through life ranging from menial tasks at home with our friends
Nov. 6, 2014 Veterans Day: Service, professionalism, sense of duty As Strikers we have a proud heritage, one that each of you are a part of through your service. You carry on the great responsibility that Strategic Air Command dutifully accepted more than half a century ago: stand as a force to deter America's enemies and assure America's allies, exhibiting our
Nov. 4, 2014 Is failure optional? Should fitness be considered in the United States Air Force? A recent survey revealed an increase in the number of overweight and out of shape service personnel who were unable to run long distances or perform physical tasks such as pushups. This poses a direct threat to the ability of the U.S. to
Oct. 28, 2014 A different perspective What are your chances of surviving the next four months as you go about your daily routine and accomplish our wing's most important mission - nuclear deterrence? Is it one in a hundred, one in a thousand or even one in a million? How would you like to be faced with a 50 percent chance of not
Oct. 7, 2014 Finding balance in the northern tier I'm extremely blessed and fortunate to have been given the opportunity to lead the best team this side of anywhere - the Red Dawgs of the 12th Missile Squadron. I may be a bit biased, but I truly believe it. The 12th MS is just one of the many squadrons that make up our proud missile wing. Our
Sept. 26, 2014 Have a plan, don't drink and drive Earlier this year I joined the Airman Against Drunk Driving program. Along with Staff Sgt. Marino-Franco, my job is to contact dispatchers and drivers, ensuring they are prepared to pick up Airmen who have been drinking and bring them home safely. To better improve the program, we have sat through
Sept. 23, 2014 Mentorship program strengthens CGOs Company grade officers who only have limited interaction with enlisted personnel now may discover later that their growth as leaders has been impeded.Missileers and other career groups here who do not have daily one-on-one interaction with senior noncommissioned officers often feel disadvantaged