Suicide Prevention Month: New Mental Health Yearly Assessment

Starting July 31, 2017 yearly physicals and checkups will now include a mental health assessment across the Air Force.The new initiative will give Airmen an opportunity to identify underlying mental health issues that otherwise wouldn’t be noticed or addressed. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),

Airman Goes Above and Beyond

An Airman assigned to the 2nd Operational Support Squadron helped rescue victims during Hurricane Harvey.Senior Airman Bradley Matheney, 2nd OSS air field systems craftsman, is certified in search and rescue and is a part of the Louisiana State Search and Rescue team.Matheney took eight days

The uniform, the rank, the badge – the attitude

The colonel leaned back in his seat, pausing for just a moment as he scanned his memory. “Not really,” he said, recounting if the U.S. Air Force had always been a goal. “It was kind of tradition in the family – to serve. It was something the family did. I figured I’d get in, do five years and then

Hearing the Airmen’s voice

The 2nd Maintenance Squadron aircrew ground equipment flight found an innovative way for their Airmen to have more responsibility and voice their concerns by implementing an Airmen’s council. The creation of the council was brought up by 2nd Lt. Terry Lee, 2nd MXS/AGE flight commander and Master

Spouse awarded for outstanding support to Ellsworth

An Ellsworth spouse received an Air Force level award for her contributions to the community through volunteerism on Sept. 17, 2017.

POW/MIA: Remember the lost

Team Minot members ran over 112 miles during the 24-hour run ensuring the POW/MIA flag never stopped moving. The members also read the names of about 4,000 of our POW/MIA brethren during the run at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. on Sept. 13-14, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Dillon J.

Ellsworth EOD showcase skills, set charges for future team competitions

Whether it’s a desert littered with improvised explosive devices or a small town storing a 150-pound munition, an explosive ordnance disposal technician has to be capable of locating, securing and disarming any type of explosive, anywhere.

Honor the Fallen Run

EOD responds to abandoned mining site

“Fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole.”These words were yelled before an explosion as Malmstrom explosive ordnance disposal Airmen watch their detonation from a distance.Recently EOD received a call for support to detonate possible explosive, oxidizing and unsafe chemicals found in a

Nuclear modernization critical to nation’s defense

Senior leaders emphasized the need for modernization in the nuclear force at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 18, 2017.