March 22, 2017 Mental health strengthens whole Airman concept Located toward the back of the 341st Medical Group clinic is a discreet, private office with blinds hanging from the door’s window for patient comfortability and privacy. This location is mental health and the Airmen there are ready to assist individuals with finding the help they need.Senior Airman
March 22, 2017 Going postal for customer service Sharon McCrea, Malmstrom Air Force Base postmaster, has wanted to be a postal worker since she was a child. “I have always admired postal workers since I learned about the Pony Express,” said McCrea, originally from Billings, Montana. “It intrigued me how these men were able to deliver mail on
March 22, 2017 A look inside Airman leadership school The Malmstrom Airman Leadership School focuses on developing future Air Force supervisors.ALS instructors accomplish this goal by administering Air Force curriculum as well as fostering camaraderie and wingmanship among the students over the course of six weeks.Students eligible to attend ALS vary
March 16, 2017 Electrical shop conserves base energy Multiple job taskers fill a white erase board hanging on a wall in an office at the electrical shop. More than 15 white magnets with black letters describe the job and its current status as the Airmen prepare for the day ahead of them.Every morning starts with a meeting. A meeting designating who
March 10, 2017 Emergency management keeps base prepared In times of crises, the base has standards and procedures to respond to an immediate emergency. To assist in preparing the base, the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron’s readiness and emergency management flight provides training and maintains communication with other agencies on base to ensure Malmstrom
March 9, 2017 Power production maintains alert operations Malmstrom Airmen are responsible for 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles spread across a 13,800 square mile missile complex scattered throughout Montana.To ensure all 150 missiles are on 24-hour alert, Airmen from the power production shop must maintain emergency generators to
Feb. 28, 2017 Competition inspires teamwork Three teams of three individuals competed in the Warrior Chef Competition Feb. 24 at the Grizzly Bend for the title of “Top Chef.”Competitors were given 90 minutes to prepare dishes from scratch with ingredients commonly found at missile alert facilities, as well as habaneros which were the added
Feb. 2, 2017 PRAP clinic; taking care of business The 341st Medical Operations Squadron personnel reliability assurance program clinic, which handles medical care for Airmen required to comply with the personnel reliability program, has recently undergone changes to better provide the critical care field-deployable Airmen need.The mission of the
Jan. 19, 2017 Maintenance Airmen ensure mission success In a back shop about the size of a master bedroom, Airmen from the missile maintenance team inspect and sort tools for the upcoming shift of maintainers ready to deploy to the missile field.To ensure mission success, Airmen in the MMT tool room provide 100 percent accountability for more than 1,000
Jan. 11, 2017 Motivation: one Airman’s key to success Born and raised in West Africa, one Airman spent 20 years of his life there before coming to the United States.“I had a good childhood growing up on the Ivory Coast,” said Airman 1st Class Tayorau Kablan, 341st Medical Support Squadron outpatient records technician. “We were not rich, but my mom