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.
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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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City Commissioners will consider during their April 1 meeting whether to waive facility use fees for training conducted by the Montana Air National Guard and Malmstrom Air Force Base at the city’s indoor aquatic center. The Sheels Aim High Big Sky Aquatics and Recreation Center opened last summer and was funded with $10 million from a U.S. Defense Department grant and
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The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile stage-one solid rocket motor on March 6. The test performed at Northrop’s facility in Promontory, Utah is a milestone in validating the motor’s design, according to the Air Force. This test confirms the accuracy of digital engineering models and
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The 341st Missile Wing is conducting a base-wide training exercise at Malmstrom Air Force Base on Feb. 27. “The exercise is an opportunity for multiple agencies to practice contingency operations in response to a simulated incident on base. Visitors should expect delays at the gates, facility lockdowns, and traffic detours on base. There may also be increased alarms, sirens, notifications,
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The MH-139 Grey Wolf completed its first initial operational test and evaluation flight in support of nuclear security operations on Jan. 28. The flight, conducted by the 550th Helicopter Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base, tested the aircraft’s ability to support intercontinental ballistic missile convoy operations, according to Air Force Global Strike Command. “This marks a significant step forward in ensuring
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A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle Feb. 19 at 1 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The Western Range at Vandenberg is the primary testing ground for the Air Force Global Strike Command’s ICBM deterrent
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City Commissioners approved a $400,000 contract for an infrastructure resilience and compatible land use study between the city and Malmstrom Air Force Base. Commissioners approved the professional services agreement with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, AE2S, for professional consulting services to “study infrastructure resilience and compatible land uses to identify mutually beneficial opportunities” for both the city and Malmstrom. Business Bites:
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The Air Force is scheduled to conduct an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile between 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Feb. 18 to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, Feb. 19, from north Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Air Force, Navy completes ICBM test launch [2024] The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to
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Air Force Global Strike Command held a town hall on Jan. 30 to discuss the latest updates in the missile community cancer study that’s been underway for two years. During the town hall, medical officers from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine presented the findings of the next phase of the ongoing epidemiological review, which examines Department of
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