Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with two test re-entry vehicles at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time on March 3 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This launch, designated GT 255, was scheduled years ago, and is not in response to world events. The Air Force typically conducts
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Air Force Global Strike Command is conducting a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile next week. The test launch is scheduled between 11:01 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on March 3 and 5:01 a.m. PST on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It’s a routine test launch that was scheduled years in advance. First
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Corrected 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12 to correct that WET was a Northrop Grumman subcontractor, not Air Force contract Work on the Air Force’s Sentinel missile system that will replace the existing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system is continuing and construction for on-base infrastructure will begin this summer. The Air Force has scheduled a round of town halls for the
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Col. Jen Cinq-Mars formally assumed command of the 219th RED HORSE from Col. Todd Mortag on Jan. 10, though she’s been filling the role since November. The unit is the Montana Air National Guard’s Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, an expeditionary engineering unit that provides infrastructure and heavy construction support for disaster response, humanitarian assistance and federal contingency
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The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously approved $5,000 for the installation of a Raiders Course at Paris Gibson Education Center for JROTC. A Raiders Course is “a physically demanding and team-oriented event that emphasizes leadership, teamwork, endurance, and problem-solving under pressure. It is similar to a military-style obstacle or adventure race and is one of the most popular competitive
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U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 5. The test evaluated the reliability, operational readiness, and accuracy of the ICBM system, according to AFGSC. AFGSC airmen from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron used the Airborne Launch Control System from aboard
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Malmstrom Air Force Base missileers were recognized in September at the ninth annual missileer gathering at the 2025 Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Md. The Air Force Association’s Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Chapter hosted the gathering, which was established in 2017 for missileers to gather and recognize the Gen. Thomas Power Missile Crew of the Year, according
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The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base is conducting an exercise Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to assess its response to a simulated incident. “The community may experience delays at the gates, facility lockdowns and traffic detours on base. There may also be alarms, sirens, notifications and increased security measures,” according to Malmstrom public affairs. The two-day exercise
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On the third Friday of September each year, the nation recognizes those were were prisoners of war or remain missing in action. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a division of the federal defense department charges with providing the “fullest possible accounting” for those missing from past conflicts, to include World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, Gulf
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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
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