Brig. Gen. Buel Dickson relinquished command of the Montana Air National Guard to Brig. Gen. Trace Thomas this weekend, and retired as about 150 members of the 120th Airlift Wing returned from deployment. Dickson has served as the assistant adjutant general of the Montana National Guard, commanding the air component, since June 2020 and before that served as commander of
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Codey McDonald deployed to Africa the day after his daughter’s first birthday in May. When he returned on Sept. 6, she was 15 months old. “There’s not really a better feeling,” he said of being home, tearing up holding his daughter. “She couldn’t walk or talk when I left.” It was a “great deployment, a great team and we’re all
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The Air Force is assessing the public’s interest in establishing a restoration advisory board for Malmstrom Air Force Base. The RAB is a community group that meets to receive and discuss information about environmental cleanup projects at a military base. A RAB facilitates and improves communication, outreach and transparency between the military base, public, regulators, local governments and interest groups
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The Montana Army National Guard’s 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion members rescued a hiker Aug. 9 from Old Scraggy Peak in the Little Rockies. A man had fallen off a cliff north of Zortman, suffering severe injuries and local authorities were unable to reach him so they requested help from the Guard. Montana Guard continuing support of flood search and
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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
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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
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Story and photos by Laurel Hunt | The Electric summer intern The annual July 4 parade in downtown Great Falls included the Central Montana Nurse Honor Guard. “It is a privilege to show our patriotism to our country and celebrate our independence,” Michele Miranti, of the group said. “It is exciting to get to represent something greater than ourselves.” The
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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
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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.
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City, county and school district offices are closed May 26 for Memorial Day. City residential and commercial sanitation collection will operate on a normal schedule. The Great Falls Public Library, Great Falls Animal Shelter and Scheels Aim High Big Sky Recreation and Aquatic Center will be closed on Monday. District Court, Justice Court and Municipal Court will be closed on May
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