March 14, 2014 Tax center: Airmen volunteer, provide free service "Rrring...rrring!""Malmstrom Tax center, this Sergeant Cobridge how can I help you?" The tax-filing season is here, and for many, feelings of dread, stress and confusion follow suit. But year after year, a brave handful of Malmstrom Air Force Base Airmen make their way to the Grizzly Bend to prepare
March 14, 2014 Auto Hobby Shop: For novice, experienced mechanics Airmen who enjoy working on their own car or don't want to drive into town to have their car repaired, have a place to go. The Malmstrom Auto Hobby Shop has many services to offer for military members of any rank, dependents and retirees. Some of the services the shop offers are engine diagnostic
March 6, 2014 Spice: Zero tolerance, all the time Airmen in the U.S. Air Force have a responsibility to know and follow all Air Force and Department of Defense policies set for them. Included in these policies is a zero tolerance for the use of illicit drugs, which includes synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice."According to the National
Feb. 27, 2014 Drug misuse, abuse: No excuse Airmen serving in the U.S. Air Force have a duty to uphold the three core values of the service: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do, and in order to meet all three of these values, Airmen must first be "fit to fight."Maintaining that fit lifestyle means routine health
Feb. 27, 2014 MAF a Month program brings Airmen in the field a little closer to home Airmen who work in the missile field have a challenging career. Most times, in order to perform their jobs, these men and women must deploy to the field for more than five days at a time. The hours can be long and the workload heavy, but it is a necessary sacrifice in order to protect the systems
Feb. 10, 2014 Training key to missileer readiness Pulling 24-hour alerts across the 341st Missile Wing's 13,800-square mile missile complex is an around-the-clock responsibility for the missileers here who support the Air Force's nuclear deterrence and assurance mission at the wing's 15 launch control centers and missile alert facilities.If the
Feb. 10, 2014 Malmstrom missile maintainers successfully install reentry system Missile maintainers from the 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron successfully removed and installed a new reentry system at an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch facility here. Staff Sgt. Damarr Jones, 341st MMXS missile maintenance team chief, led a five-person missile maintenance team that
Feb. 7, 2014 Childhood loss guides one to become AF physician Every week at the Malmstrom Air Force Base Clinic, more than 100 Airmen, dependents or retirees apprehensively - or assuredly - make their way to a doctor's appointment in the Family Health Clinic. Although some are receiving annual exams for preventative care, for others, they hope a medical
Jan. 31, 2014 Personnel Reliability Program a necessity for Malmstrom Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. These are the Air Force core values and guidelines by which every Airman is asked to serve his or her country. Their job is not always easy. In their words, the work can be tough and the days can be long but in the end it's all worth
Jan. 31, 2014 Hard-working maintenance Airman finds time to smile Upon walking into Malmstrom's Bldg. 165, most people would find passcode-locked doors, full conference rooms, ringing phones and plenty of hard-working Airmen. However, behind one of those doors is an Airman who brings an almost unmatched work ethic and a love for making people laugh.Airman 1st