April 16, 2007 Leading by example: Year of exceptional accomplishments culminates with AF-level award Capt. Johnathan Bennett, 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron operations officer, has been serving in the Air Force as a security forces member for more than 16 years; 10 of them as an enlisted member. This is his third tour at Malmstrom. He first arrived straight out of basic training and came
April 13, 2007 Meet the new command chief: Former BMT superintendent trades in felt hat for star on sleeve Chief Master Sgt. Steve Sargent, Malmstrom's new command chief, is quickly making the transition from Basic Military Training superintendent at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to the Space and Missile mission here at Malmstrom. "This is a great assignment," Chief Sargent said. "It has a great
April 12, 2007 6,000 mile road trip Every motorcyclist looks forward to hitting the road, whether for the commute to work, or in my case, a 2-week vacation to visit family in Maine. I knew the 6,000-mile round trip from Arizona and back would be a road trip of a whole different magnitude; especially solo. I planned my route, keeping
April 6, 2007 Engineers take teamwork to new level of excellence When it comes to "gettin' 'R done," there's none better than the 819th RED HORSE Squadron. They proved again they can knock out a job ahead of schedule while saving money and doing more than was required in the process. Thirty-six members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron deployed to Naco, Ariz., Jan.
March 22, 2007 Vehicle maintainers keep the fleet rolling The 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Maintenance Section is responsible for 780 vehicles at Malmstrom. That is a $3.8 million fleet - and a massive responsibility. Vehicle maintenance is also responsible for a more valuable asset - the people operating those 780 vehicles. "Our job is
March 15, 2007 Look what's cookin' Start with a tray containing all the necessary ingredients. Add in the needed utensils. Then mix them all with six energetic children and you have the recipe for a 4-H cooking class at the Youth Center. That's what took place March 7 when the children tried their hands at making Native American
March 9, 2007 Senior NCO, wife extend helping hand to complete strangers Out for an evening of relaxation last summer afforded Master Sgt. Darrell Stegman and his wife, Debra, the chance to pay it forward. While in a local venue listening to a band, Mrs. Stegman overheard a woman talking about her new set of twins and showing off recent photos of them. Having a natural
March 9, 2007 Keystone Club members unite for 'Stay Connected' project "The items in each deployment kit come in pairs - one for the parent and one for the child," Mr. Myers says in his letter. "We hope each of you will use these items daily to think about each other during the deployment and to 'Stay Connected' until the military member returns home." Also included in
March 9, 2007 Surfing Web for teaching job lands history buff at Malmstrom Andrew Billman, the 341st Space Wing's new historian, has been on the job for about five months. No stranger to history, Mr. Billman stumbled upon this job while looking for a teaching job online. He said the historian job caught his eye because he was seeking a teaching position in the history
March 2, 2007 Hello girls set stage for women in the military It was the year 1917; the Air Force was in its infant stages as a member of the U.S. Army's Signal Corps, Aviation section. Names of some of our founding pioneers were Billy Mitchell, Charles Chandler and Vernon Burge. These men set precedence with the leadership of that era in that the Air Army