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  • Brian Jolly, 341st MSS deputy director, slices ham for Meals-on-Wheels.

    Combining forces: Malmstrom teams up with Meals-on-Wheels for Thanksgiving

    "The MSS was proud to step up and take the lead on this year's Operation Thanksgiving," said Randy Glick, management analyst for the 341st Mission Support Squadron. The operation got underway at the Great Falls Food Bank Nov. 22 when 75 Malmstrom volunteers, including nearly 50 from the 341st MSS, spent the day cutting turkey and ham, boxing food
  • Capt. Shane Werley, 40th Helicopter Squadron pilot, goes over the maintenance log for the UH-1N helicopter he flies.

    Bringing Flight to the Fight

    For Captains Marc Milligan and Shane Werley, a 'normal day at the office' includes anything from shooting instrument approaches and flying security sweeps to instructing younger pilots and dropping cops out of their birds. Soon, that 'normal day at the office' will be flying combat missions with the Iraqi military. A first for Air Force helicopter
  • Maj. John Barnett, pharmacist, checks the barcode on a prescription for accuracy.

    Managing Malmstrom's medicinal needs

    Two pharmacists, five pharmacy technicians and eleven volunteers compose Malmstrom's pharmacy staff - the people responsible for providing safe, accurate and timely service for the individuals receiving the hundreds of prescriptions the pharmacy fills each day. After seeing a health care provider, patients come to the pharmacy to pick up their
  • Senior Airman Jeff Ratliff, 819th RED HORSE Squadron, blows leaves into a pile to be picked up and disposed of during the Day of Caring Oct. 20. Nearly 120 volunteers from Malmstrom participated in the annual event helping community seniors get ready for the winter and doing household chores for them.

    Day of Caring brings volunteers in touch with area seniors

    The cold, wet weather more than 120 volunteers awoke to Friday morning didn't dampen their spirits for completing the mission at hand. After receiving their "assignments" from Jacque Stingley, organizer of the event from the Great Falls Post Office, crews dressed in layers and armed with heavy-duty garbage bags, headed off to different parts of

  • Malmstrom’s talent abounds: Community members dabble in music, dance, poetry

    Singing, dancing and poetry showcased the wide range of talent possessed by Malmstrom youth and parents at the Family and Teen Talent Night Oct. 5 at the Grizzly Bend Club. Five categories made up the evening, including the parent and youth team; preteen, ages 9 to 12; teen, ages 13 to 15; teen, ages 16 to19; and family. The parent and youth team
  • Col. Herremans gets suturing tips from Tech. Sgt. Tracy Williams, a medical technician in Family Practice.

    Medical expertise from Saudi Arabia to Alaska

    The 341st Medical Group's new commander has helped pave the way for new health care programs, provided on-the-spot health care assistance on multiple occasions and is bringing his ingenuity and leadership to the Malmstrom Clinic. Col. Bradley Herremans arrived at Malmstrom in July from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, where he was the deputy
  • Members of the 490th Missile Squadron carry a "wounded" comrade out of a simulated ambush on their way to the live-fire range during the Line Swine event Sept. 29.

    Line Swine Competition is back at Malmstrom

    A missileer in a pig costume is taped to the flag pole in front of building 500, the crews posting to the field are made up of the Operations Support Squadron and Standardization and Evaluation personnel, memorabilia from the 10th, 12th, 490th and 564th Missile Squadron's mysteriously comes up missing, crews from every squadron make multiple
  • Master Sgt. Troy Rames, NCOIC of the Combat Weather Team, checks the radar screen for developing weather in the local area.

    Predicting success

    "If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes and it will change." We can all laugh when we hear that statement, knowing how true it generally is in Great Falls. But for the staff of the 341st Operations Support Squadron's Combat Weather Team, the weather is what keeps them going. And without them doing what they do best, the mission would
  • Amn Mitch Burns and SrA Evan Pipkins sample drinks at the coffee bar while Airman First Class Latoya Scott bartends.

    The Detour: For Airmen, By Airmen

    Months of hard work by dedicated Airmen who suffered only minor setbacks finally culminated in the grand opening of the new Airmen's center, The Detour, with a ribbon cutting Sept. 20. Air Force Space Command Chaplain (Col.) Brian Hunter attended, as well as many leaders on base, but, in keeping with The Detour's motto - for Airmen, by Airmen -the
  • Airman 1st Class William Hancock, right, and Staff Sgt. Zachary Elliott, left, prepare to enter a base housing unit during Tactical Response Force training.

    Tactical Response Force earns professional team award

    Light. Lean. Lethal. Fast. These four simple words capture the spirit and intent of Malmstrom's Tactical Response Force. Recently named the 341st Space Wing's 2005 Team of the Year, the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron Tactical Response Force broke new ground for 20th Air Force, developing tactical response force initial operations capability
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