City Commissioners approved a seventh change order for the new indoor aquatic center during their April 16 meeting. Staff recommended approval of the change order to Swank Enterprises for $31,135.57. The city is scheduled to open the new indoor aquatic and recreation facility in Lions Park at 900 29th St. S. in June. The change order includes, according to the
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City Commissioners will consider a seventh change order for the new indoor aquatic center during their April 16 meeting. Staff is recommending that commissioners approve the change order to Swank Enterprises for $31,135.57. The city is scheduled to open the new indoor aquatic and recreation facility in Lions Park at 900 29th St. S. The change order includes, according to
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City Commissioners unanimously voted during their March 19 meeting to set new fees for the Great Falls Park and Recreation department, including those for the new aquatic and recreation center set to open in June in Lions Park. The new fee resolution replaces four existing resolutions related to Park and Rec fees: one for community recreation center fees, which were
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City and Malmstrom Air Force Base officials are partnering to apply for a federal grant to study whether the agencies have redundant infrastructure that supports increased continuity of essential services and supports growth by identifying alternate or additional utility connections and compatible land uses around the base. In May 2023, the 341st Missile Wing commander at Malmstrom submitted a nomination
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The Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released a report on March 8 detailing its review of nearly 80 years of reports on government offices and special access programs related to “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAP, a new term for what was once referred to as unidentified flying objects. “AARO has found no verifiable evidence that any UAP sighting has represented
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A former member of the U.S. Air Force at the Malmstrom Air Force Base was sentenced March 13 to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for obtaining and selling child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Brandon Earl Bankston, 23, pleaded guilty in October 2023 in federal court to possession with intent
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The new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter landed at Malmstrom Air Force Base last week and its arrival was celebrated by the Air Force, congressional leaders, the aviation industry and locals during a March 9 ceremony on base. Airmen are now training on the new helicopter, taking it through initial operational testing and evaluation as 10 more helicopters are set to
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Air Force officials attended the March 5 City Commission meeting to answer some questions posed by the city regarding the upcoming Sentinel missile upgrade project. Col. Barry Little, commander of the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, also told commissioners that the first of new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters that will replace the UH-1N Hueys at the base
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The Air Force recently awarded contracts related to its intercontinental ballistic missile systems. On. Feb. 22, the Air Force awarded a $405,366,978 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification to a previously awarded contract to Boeing. The contract is for operations, maintenance and testing in support of the Minuteman III weapons system. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to
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The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base has been named the Omaha Trophy winner again. Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, announced the 2023 Omaha Trophy recipients on Feb. 15. The Omaha Trophy is the highest honor bestowed upon a nuclear enterprise unit by a civilian organization. Omaha Trophy awarded to Malmstrom’s 40th Helicopter Squadron [2023]
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