Janicki Industries has selected Great Falls for its $830 million expansion. During the Great Falls Development Alliance annual meeting on June 2, John Janicki said that after months of research, the company selected the 185.5-acre parcel in AgriTech industrial park on the east side of the city over Twin Falls/Jerome, Idaho. “We’re super excited to be part of your community,”
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Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on May 20 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This routine launch, designated GT 256, was scheduled years ago and is not in response to world events. The comprehensive operational test is designed to evaluate both the
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Air Force Global Strike Command is scheduled to conduct an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile between 12:01 a.m. and 6:01 a.m. Pacific Time on May 20 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This routine launch, designated GT 256, was scheduled years ago and is not in response to world events. The purpose of
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City Commissioners approved a lease for the Montana Veterans Memorial, which is located on city parkland. The 20-year lease with the Montana Veterans Memorial Committee includes an option to renew for another 10 years at the city’s sole discretion. Both the city and committee have the option to terminate the lease with 60 days written notice. The memorial is located
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The Air Force announced earlier this month that Malmstrom Air Force Base was one of two bases selected for a nuclear microreactor. This week, the Air Force announced, in conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit, that it has paired Westinghouse Government Services with Malmstrom to potentially develop and operate a microreactor on the base as part of the Advanced Nuclear Power
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Malmstrom Air Force Base is one of two bases selected as potential locations for nuclear microreactors under the federal Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations, or ANPI, program. The Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit selected Malmstrom and Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado. “By advancing the use of next-generation nuclear energy, the [Air Force] is strengthening the energy security of our
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The 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard made its first cargo drop on its new drop zone near Power on April 6. It’s a “long time coming,” said Brig. Gen. Trace Thomas, commander of the Montana Air National Guard, who previously commanded the 120th. He was a fighter pilot who transitioned to cargo pilots when the 120th
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The Air Force’s Sentinel program is a behemoth with evolving details, but there’s been “forward aggressive progress.” That’s what Peter Sturdivant has seen in the six months since being named director of intercontinental ballistic missile infrastructure for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. On April 1, Sturdivant and Lt. Col. John Mayer, the Sentinel
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The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base has been named the Omaha Trophy winner again. Adm. Rich Correll, U.S. Strategic Command commander, announced the winners recently. The 2025 Omaha Trophy recipients are: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base Ballistic Missile Submarine: USS Maryland (SSBN 738), Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Strategic Bomber: 509th
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Cascade County Commissioners have scheduled interviews for April 2 for the community installation liaison position for which they received a federal grant for last fall. Commissioners are scheduled to interview five candidates. The interviews may be conducted in closed session, under state law, since the Cascade County Attorney’s Office determined these interviews could be done privately if the applicants asserted
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