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  • Modernization is a must for the nuclear enterprise

    The Air Force's priorities for modernization and continuous improvement in the nuclear enterprise were the top of discussion during the Air Force Association's monthly breakfast Jan. 20 in Arlington, Virginia."This nuclear deterrent is as relevant and is as needed today as it was in January of

  • Youth may show signs of harmful relationships

    February is the month for "lovers", but did you know that it is also Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month? Setting aside an entire month to boost awareness reflects our growing understanding that violence within relationships often begins during adolescence.In the United States, teens and

  • Montana youth lead way building cyber security skills

    Students and faculty from Charles M. Russell High School in Great Falls, Montana, along with members of the Air Force Association and volunteers from Malmstrom Air Force Base, have combined forces to compete in CyberPatriot, Montana's first national youth cyber education program. In an effort to

  • Air Force Selects Three Minot Missileers for Special Programs

    The nuclear and missile operations fall development team convened at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 15, 2014.  The team was charged with selecting officers for several special programs to include Top Hand, Striker Trident, Air Force Global Strike Command Pathfinder Internship,

  • The real role of Family Advocacy

    Some Minot Air Force Base helping agencies go overlooked and underutilized, but the Family Advocacy Program is running into a different obstacle: people know about them, but not everyone has a perfect grasp of what FAP is really here to do."Some people see the Family Advocacy Program as an

  • Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visits Team Whiteman

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited Team Whiteman here as part of his final tour to U.S. military bases Jan. 13, 2015.Secretary Hagel took time to meet with Airmen from Team Whiteman who all support the same mission -- delivering dynamic air power for the United States and providing both a

  • Bomber force prepares for new B-52 bomb bay upgrade testing

    Since the Air Force's decision in 2013 to increase the B-52H bomber fleet's effectiveness and versatility by increasing the aircraft's smart weapons capacity by more than 50 percent, teams from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Boeing and, now Edwards, have partnered up to begin developmental testing on

  • Malmstrom Airmen brave cold to accomplish mission

    The winter months here on base can make accomplishing even the easiest of tasks challenging. With temperatures regularly below freezing and wind speeds adding to the chill, completing the mission in the face of these frozen odds takes determination and a strong will to succeed.Two years ago on