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Cascade County receives grant for Sentinel impact position; AF may have to extend Minuteman III life by 25 years due to Sentinel delays

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously during their Sept. 9 meeting to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to fund a temporary community installation liaison for the Sentinel project. The community economic adjustment assistance for advance planning grant provides $179,949 with a $20,058 in-kind county match over 18 months. The grant includes

August Sentinel town halls canceled; work continues on ICBM replacement

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

Town halls planned on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile project at Malmstrom have been canceled. A town hall was scheduled for Aug. 19 in Lewistown and Aug. 20 in Conrad. An Aug. 28 town hall planned in Nebraska is also canceled. The Aug. 26 town hall in Minot, N.D. is taking place as scheduled. The Montana and Nebraska town halls

Sentinel rocket motor completes test

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

The U.S. Air Force, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, completed a full-scale qualification test of the stage-two solid rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile on July 20. The test was completed by the 717th Test Squadron at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, in a vacuum chamber to simulate high-altitude conditions, providing data on the motor’s thrust, burn

MDT seeking public comment on regional transportation plan related to Sentinel ICBM activities

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

The Montana Department of Transportation is developing the Central Montana Transportation Study to create a long-term management plan addressing anticipated impacts from planned development and military activities in the region. The study will identify transportation needs and solutions through a collaborative process with the Federal Highway Administration, military officials, local jurisdictions, resource agencies and the public. The study focuses on infrastructure

AFGSC hosting virtual town hall for missileer cancer study updates

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

Air Force Global Strike Command is holding a public virtual town hall June 4 to discuss the latest results from the missile community cancer study. During the town hall, AFGSC leaders and medical professionals from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine will discuss the recently completed comprehensive health risk assessments for each of the three active missile bases.

Air Force test launches unarmed ICBM

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The test used a missile pulled from the Malmstrom Air Force Base complex. The Western Test Range at Vandenberg

Air Force scheduled to conduct ICBM test launch

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

Air Force Global Strike Command is conducting an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week. The launch is scheduled between 12:01 and 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time May 21 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It’s a routine test launch that was scheduled years in advance. Sentinel design progressing; Air Force decides on new

Sentinel design progressing; Air Force decides on new silos for new missile

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

Air Force and Northrop Grumman officials are in town this week hosting town halls to provide updates on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile project. The last town hall is May 15 at 6 p.m. at West Elementary School. Questions for the town halls can be submitted here. Questions about the Sentinel program can also be emailed to AFGSC.Sentinel.Hotline@us.af.mil or by calling the Sentinel hotline at Malmstrom Air

Air Force hosting town halls on Sentinel missile project

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

The Air Force is hosting town halls this month to provide updates on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile project. The town halls are: May 13 at 6 p.m.: Fergus County Fairgrounds, Lewistown May 14 at 5 p.m.: Fairfield High School, Fairfield May 15 at 6 p.m.: West Elementary School, Great Falls Questions for the town halls can be submitted here.

Air Force activates Malmstrom unit for ICBM conversion

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

The Air Force stood up the Site Activation Task Force Detachment 11 at Malmstrom Air Force Base on April 4 as part of its intercontinental ballistic missile modernization effort. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, Air Force Global Strike Command Commander,presided over the ceremony as Lt. Col. John Mayer assumed command of the new detachment, which will oversee the daily operations and activities

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