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Big Sky Chapter Happenings
The Big Sky Chapter
of the Logistics Officer Association (LOA), Malmstrom AFB, MT, had a productive
2005. Our annual essay contest for three educational scholarships for enlisted
troops was a big success. This years' essay question was "How would reopening
Malmstrom AFB's Flight line affect logistics/maintenance on Malmstrom?". The
Big Sky Chapter sponsored the first ever Maintenance Heritage Reunion at
Malmstrom AFB. We invited enlisted and officer maintainers that had worked on
missiles at Malmstrom AFB. This event brought over 50 individuals and families
from all over the country to participate in tours of the missile maintenance
facilities and a dining out. What a great opportunity this was for old and new
maintainers to talk over how the business has changed in the last 30+ years at
Malmstrom. Also, a group sponsored by the 341st Maintenance Group and the Big
Sky Chapter (LOA), visited Fairchild Air Force Base, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor
and McChord Air Force Base. The highlights of the trip included the Museum of
Flight, an operational nuclear submarine tour, the USS Alaska, the Naval
Undersea Museum, a C-17 static display tour, a McChord LOA luncheon, and Special
Forces operational squadron tour. The real success of this trip was the
information that our members brought back to our LOA Chapter. We are looking
forward to 2006 being a banner year with our new executive council taking over.
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