BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Col. Brus Vidal, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs The Commander and Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command, held two virtual town halls Jan. 30 with AFGSC leadership teams and Airmen from the nuclear enterprise to discuss concerns from Airmen about the "Malmstrom Initiative Slide Deck," which discussed a potential link to increased cases of n  more

KALISPELL, Montana, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Flathead National Forest - issued the following news release: Forest management activities create valuable wood products like lumber but can also generate woody residues with little or no economic value. This waste material is generally burned or hauled away. The USDA Forest Service and a private company, Air Burner Inc., teamed up to help find a solution to this problem. CharBoss is a mobile machine t  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs A recent announcement by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding the strengthening alliances in the Indo-Pacific between the United States and the Philippines has made one thing clear: unity and a combined, all-domain effort could be the difference in winning large-scale, multi-domain battles the U.S  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Seven years into his military career, Capt. David Horney has become one of two Air Force pilots selected this year for the prestigious U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. The 40th Helicopter Squadron instructor pilot with almost 1,300 flight hours under his belt will move in August with his family to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, to join   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 22-01341-43) on Jan. 26, 2023, entitled "Mistreatment and Care Concerns for a Patient at the VA Montana Healthcare System in Miles City and Fort Harrison." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the VA Montana Healthcare System to review an allegation of abuse of a patient in their late 70s at the Miles City   more