Montana Veterans Memorial in Great Falls: It’s a beautiful place. If you haven’t visited yet – you should. This is the first Veterans Day since 1986 that I am not in the Air Force. It’s strange – now that I am no longer serving, I feel even more gratitude towards those who do. Does...
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Doing some more searching about the return of the Missileer Badge (aka the “Pocket Rocket”) and I stumbled across the Missile Forums. Among the highlights: rumors of the return of the badge began circulating back in February; quite a bit of discussion about the subject. I wonder if civilians understand the passion often displayed...
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I’m sure most of you know about the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff being fired this week (or resigning, to be polite). To some observers, this is a direct result of the nuclear incidents over the last two years, particularly the one at Malmstrom’s “sister” installation, Minot Air Force Base. There’s much...
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Memorial Day is an occasion for us to honor those who have died while serving in the United States military, and while certainly not every person listed at the Montana Veterans Memorial is (a) dead, or (b) died while serving, it is nevertheless only natural to focus on such a location on this day....
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The highlight for many people this weekend will be the Malmstrom Open House and Air Show, featuring the return of the Canadian Snowbirds aerial demonstration team. Welcome back, Snowbirds. You’ve been in our collective thoughts since last year, and it is great to have you back in Great Falls to amaze and thrill our...
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Good news from Malmstrom Air Force Base! I’m sure most of you know about military competitions: intra-service contests to determine the best of the best. In the Air Force world of Space Operations and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), the competition is known as Guardian Challenge.
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A few tidbits about Malmstrom Air Force Base: first, the 2nd Avenue North gate (formerly the “main” gate) will be closed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (May 8-10) due to construction. The normally closed gate behind First Liberty Federal Credit Union will be open to inbound traffic from 6:30-8:00 am, and to outbound traffic...
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If you’re up early enough you can catch some of Malmstrom’s finest as they are featured on a segment of “The Today Show” titled “Access Granted,” which takes viewers to locations that are not normally seen by regular folks. From the AF Times: Al Roker will broadcast one segment 10 feet above a nuclear...
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…you fill in the blank. I know that I once promised to forever ignore Redneck Hippie, aka Larry Kralj, but his lunacy is so venomous and so mean-spirited, that it deserves some sort of response, if only to provide a counter to his rants. Oh, and besides suffering from BDS, he’s also flat-out wrong...
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