Nov. 12, 2020 Veterans continuing to serve Veterans Day is a holiday observed each year to honor military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day also overlaps with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are days celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.
Aug. 14, 2020 From the valley to the falls Coming from the valleys of Los Angeles County, Senior Airman Abril Martinez-Vasquez, 341st Security Forces Squadron arming use of force monitor, wanted better for herself and decided to join the Air Force.“Pomona is a low-income city where you have to work for what you want,” said Martinez-Vasquez.
May 21, 2020 15 MAFs in 15 days While COVID-19 has created challenges in usual routines, one Malmstrom chaplain decided to adjust his schedule to support the needs of Airmen in the field.
Jan. 21, 2020 ‘This is the way’: MAFB Defender gives back Most people think of security forces to be a black-and-white, cut-and-dry career field, but one 341st Security Forces Support Squadron defender shows he can get creative, too. Since his childhood, Tech. Sgt. Sean Neri, 341st SSPTS vehicle readiness center NCO-in charge, has been captivated with the
Nov. 18, 2019 Malmstrom’s man of many hats Throughout Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile complex, Airmen navigate through small towns and gravel roads everyday to accomplish Air Force Global Strike Command’s mission of providing long range, precision strike capabilities.Whether it’s a defender, missile alert facility manager or a
Nov. 13, 2019 Maintaining Malmstrom’s launch control centers Everyday, missileers from Malmstrom sit below ground in a control center, ready to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile if called upon by the president. With an array of analog technology, routine maintenance is vital to sustaining lethality.The 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron survivable
Nov. 1, 2019 Bringing home cooking to the missile complex Across Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile complex, hundreds of Airmen head to missile alert facilities and launch facilities every week to ensure the continued success of the wing’s mission.While being away from home for days at a time, missile chefs provide missile field Airmen with a
Oct. 11, 2019 Defending MAFB’s vast missile complex From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Airman 1st Class Sierra Lamas, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, serves in one of the Air Force’s most unique positions: missile security forces.
Oct. 9, 2019 Kindness Rocks: MDG spreads kindness in unusual ways Compliments, digging out a car buried in snow and paying for someone’s meal all have one thing in common: a random act of kindness to positively influence someone else or simply make their day better.
Aug. 29, 2019 Attention to detail on, off duty From inspecting repairs to working on cars, one Malmstrom civil engineer has an eye for detail on-and-off duty.