March 17, 2009 Airman retires after 30 years More than 29 years ago a recent high-school graduate found himself crawling in an attic repairing air conditioning duct work. The attic was in Florida, and the young man was Steve Sargent. Then he spent a brief stint working at a local car dealership parking and dusting cars, before deciding to
March 17, 2009 Sign shop points the way Stop. Yield. Detour. Exit. Every sign on base, and in the missile field, carries a message and each one originates at the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron's metal and sign shops. New signs are continually needed for a variety of reasons, including replacement due to wear or loss, or updating
Feb. 25, 2009 Chefs compete for culinary crown Donning their characteristic white uniforms and chef's caps, six members of the three quarterly award winning teams hit the kitchen at the Elkhorn Dining Facility Feb. 19 to go head to head for the title of Best Warrior Chef Team for 2008. Preparing recipes of their own choice that contained a
Feb. 20, 2009 Introducing the Malmstrom child care programs The 341st Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Services Programs provide support to families of active-duty, DoD and non-appropriated fund civilians at Malmstrom. Readily available, quality and affordable child care and youth programs are a workforce issue with direct impact on mission
Feb. 19, 2009 Malmstrom family tackles autistic challenges He could recite entire scenes from the movies "Cars" and "Harry Potter," but he could not tell someone his name or how old he was. He has an intense interest with spiders and has no fear of heights. David is autistic. Staff Sgt. Laurie Kidwell, 341st Medical Operations Squadron, discovered her child
Feb. 13, 2009 Base chapel staff hosts 2009 National Prayer Luncheon More than 130 Malmstrom Airmen and families attended the 2009 National Prayer Luncheon Feb. 9 at the Grizzly Bend Club. The national prayer luncheon's roots can be traced back to 1942 when according to the prayer luncheon program, senators and congressmen gathered to pray for the nation during World
Feb. 12, 2009 Security Forces troops charged with new missions while deployed (Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part series on the recent security forces deployment and the two missions they were assigned to do while in theater.) Two 13-person squads, one each from the 341st and 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron, and one company grade officer, have returned from
Feb. 5, 2009 Retirees continue making a difference It has been one year since the members of the Montana Retiree's Council voted to become partners with the Cell Phones for Soldiers program and the successes they have seen have been many. In keeping with their motto, "Happy to Still Serve," council members Denis and Gloria Miller, are passionate
Jan. 27, 2009 A healthy dose of ‘flight’ medicine You may not know them, in fact, you might not even recognize their faces, but they are an integral part of the 341st Missile Wing's mission and wear a variety of hats to take care of the people who operate, maintain, support and secure the weapon system at Malmstrom. Whether they are jumping out of
Jan. 22, 2009 Lodging: Customer service, point-blank For the thousands of Airmen and Soldiers passing through the Rock on their way to and from deployments, the last thing they want to hear after days sitting in airport terminals and cramped airliner seats is that there's nowhere to sleep and that no one's been expecting them. For the nine members of