The Air Force issued a notice of intent on Oct. 9 that it’s preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement for the Sentinel ground-based strategic defense system and Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system decommissioning and disposal. The notice starts a 30-day public comment period. The Air Force’s purpose and need for the supplemental report are the same as the 2023
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Airmen and sailors from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron FOUR (VQ-4), Strategic Communications Wing ONE, completed a simulated electronic launch-Minuteman event, known as a SELM, at Malmstrom Air Force Base in September. Twice a year, the Air Force and Navy conduct SELMs to test selected Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles in their deployed environment without
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The MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter that is replacing the UH-1N Huey for the nuclear security mission reached initial operational capability in August, according to the Air Force. The Hueys have been in use at all three intercontinental ballistic missile bases, including Malmstrom Air Force Base, as well as civil search and rescue, airlift support, National Capital Region missions and survival
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Growing up on a farm in Kansas, Col. David Wyrick’s grandfather taught him about hard work and character. His grandfather had served in World War II under Gen. Patton. Wyrick said he said a lot of that in the military and wanted to be a part of it. He enlisted out of high school to see the world and lean
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Evans Riceville Road, a Cascade County road, is reduced to one lane of traffic due to a slide caused by the heavy rainfall. A portion of the northbound lane failed and slid down the mountainside on June 1, according to county public works. County public works crews and local engineers responded to the road, located south of Belt about four
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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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The Montana Department of Transportation is developing the Central Montana Transportation Study to guide long-term transportation planning in response to anticipated impacts from planned development and military activities in the region. The study focuses on infrastructure resiliency in the Great Falls and Lewistown areas, as well as MDT routes within nine counties: Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Pondera,
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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 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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