May 11, 2017 Malmstrom completes first ICBM programmed depot maintenance The 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron, part of Air Force Materiel Command, completed programmed depot maintenance on a launch facility at Malmstrom, a first-ever for the intercontinental ballistic missile weapons system.Depot maintenance is a comprehensive level of preventative maintenance
May 9, 2017 TRF, CRF conduct joint fires observer training Airmen from Malmstrom’s tactical response force conducted their first joint fires observer helicopter training with convoy response force Airmen from the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron May 8, 2017.JFO training consists of Airmen traveling to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for two weeks to learn to
April 4, 2017 MXG wins Air Force maintenance award The 341st Maintenance Group won the 2016 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award.The Maintenance Effectiveness Award is presented annually to the unit that has best met the objective of providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in peacetime and wartime, and has best
March 2, 2017 Indoor soccer arrives at Malmstrom The voices of Airmen have been heard by leadership, and they are bringing indoor soccer to Malmstrom.The fitness center is hosting indoor soccer every Friday 5-7 p.m. at the basketball courts. An additional day will be added if there is enough participation. When the weather clears up, soccer will
Dec. 8, 2016 REAL ID Act, effective changes Jan. 30 In late November, Montana was denied an extension to the REAL ID Act implementation which means beginning Jan. 30, 2017, individuals seeking entry to Malmstrom will need to provide a form of compliant identification to be granted access to the base.According to the Department of Homeland Security’s
Dec. 2, 2016 Tree lighting ceremony 2016 Airmen and their families kicked off the month of December with an Elf Mart and annual tree lighting ceremony at the Grizzly Bend Dec. 1, 2016, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Children were able to pick out gifts for their families at the Elf Mart, make ornaments, and sit with the Clauses and all
Dec. 1, 2016 EOD uses 3-D printer to enhance training The 341st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight recently acquired a 3-D printer capable of printing training aids to enhance the effectiveness of the unit.According to Capt. Daniel Blomberg, 341st CES EOD flight commander, the printer allows the flight to create inexpensive and
Nov. 17, 2016 Malmstrom spouses club gives back The Malmstrom Thrift Store was reopened in September by the Malmstrom Spouses Club and they are ready for another year of giving back to the base.According to Angie Folds, senior spouse mentor and store volunteer, the thrift store is a volunteer-only, non-profit operation held on base with all
Sept. 12, 2016 Malmstrom remembers 9/11 On Sept. 9, 15 years after the infamous attack on the United States, Malmstrom Airmen held a remembrance ceremony to honor and recognize those who passed on Sept. 11, 2001.The ceremony was held at the base chapel where more than 100 guests, including Montana Sen. Steve Daines, listened as speakers
July 28, 2016 Malmstrom Commissary receives nationwide recognition The Defense Commissary Agency awarded the Malmstrom Commissary the Bill Nichols Award for Best Large Commissary in the United States.“There is a cohesiveness, a professionalism and a level of caring here I haven’t seen at many other commissaries,” said Gerard Contreras, the Malmstrom Commissary