Feb. 2, 2012 Legend of Airman Snuffy: The Maynard Smith story Editor's Note: This is part four of an eight-part series that highlights some of the men and women who have been influential in the early history of the United States Air Force. Part five will feature Forrest L. Vosler.The term 'Airman Snuffy' has been a part of traditional jargon used by Military
Jan. 27, 2012 Courage and heroism: John L. Levitow story Editor's Note: This is part three of an eight-part series that highlights some of the men and women who have been influential in the early history of the United States Air Force. Part four will feature Maynard Smith.Not only was he the only Air Force member to receive the Medal of Honor during the
Jan. 27, 2012 Becoming chief: The Paul W. Airey story Editor's Note: This is part one of an eight-part series that highlights some of the men and women who have been influential in the early history of the United States Air Force. Part two will feature Esther Blake.Paul Wesley Airey was born on Dec. 13, 1923 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Airey was the
Dec. 27, 2011 Resiliency tour makes stop at Malmstrom In the 10 years of fighting a war since the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, there have been hundreds of stories told focusing on heroics and bravery, kindness and compassion. For one former Army officer, losing a mentor to a firefight in Afghanistan in 2006 started the journey he is currently
Sept. 27, 2011 40th HS flight engineer passionate about job One of the most prominent, and well-known, assets on Malmstrom Air Force Base is the UH-1N Huey helicopters seen filling Montana's Big Sky; one of the lesser-known assets is the people that operate these highly recognized aircraft.Staff Sgt. Michael Frank, a flight engineer with the 40th Helicopter
Aug. 25, 2011 Meet the new 341st MXG Commander Having been here once before, Col. David Bliesner returned to Malmstrom Air Force Base this past June to serve as the new 341st Maintenance Group commander. His diverse career in the United States Air Force has been focused mainly within the Nuclear Enterprise, giving him a broad perspective of
Aug. 18, 2011 Meet the new 819th RED HORSE Squadron commander A diverse career in the civil engineer profession has led up to his "dream come true" serving in a RED HORSE Squadron. Col. Mark Zimmerhanzel joined Team Malmstrom this past June to serve as the 819th RHS commander. Zimmerhanzel was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Aug. 18, 2011 Knowledge Ops Airman learns to be client systems technician Airman 1st Class Sara Suenram, who's primary job is knowledge operations, has been working as a client systems technician for the past two months. The majority of her job duties, which include anything from fixing a computer monitor and installing Windows 7 to fixing a mouse, she has learned
Aug. 11, 2011 FOCUS ON THE FORCE: MSFS senior airman leads, teaches She works five days at a time from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.She is the coach of her flight's softball team. She volunteers at a rescue mission serving food to the homeless. A member of Big Brother's Big Sisters program since 2009, this is one driven individual.Senior Airman Shanace Robinson, a flight
Aug. 11, 2011 Kardoes family says goodbye (Editor's Note: This is part 3 of a 3-part series focused on the Kardoes family's experience hosting two children from Latvia.)Although goodbye was inevitable, it was unexpectedly hard for the Kardoes family. Aug. 3 was the day Air Force Global Strike Command's 40th Helicopter Squadron Commander,