Sgt. Jerry Forsyth served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and, like so many others, didn’t talk about it much when he returned home. But he did talk about it with his father, an Air Force veteran. “They found a place with each other where they could share,” Katy Kennedy told the Great Falls Public Schools board earlier this fall.
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Updated Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. Malmstrom Air Force Base identified the name of the airman killed in a weekend shooting as Airman 1st Class Aldo Ortiz Perez. He was assigned to the 341st Missile Security Forces Squadron at Malmstrom. “The loss of Airman 1st Class Aldo Ortiz Perez is felt throughout the Malmstrom community,” Col. David Wyrick, 341st Missile
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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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The City of Great Falls is hosting a Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony at 8 a.m. on Sept. 11 on the front steps of the Civic Center. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. “The ceremony will remember those who lost their lives and honor the courage, sacrifice, and service demonstrated in the days and years that followed,”
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The F-102 Delta Dagger static display aircraft in Lions Park was recently repainted by airmen of the 120th Airlift Wing, in partnership with Great Falls Park and Recreation. Col. Jason Green told City Commissioners during their Aug. 4 meeting that the airmen had refurbished the aircraft. The city provided the paint, paid through the parks division budget. 120th Airlift Wing
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Malmstrom Air Force Base officials and Great Falls city crews responded to a water main leak found near a water valve during ongoing base modernization on Aug. 5. The cause of the leak is unknown as of Aug. 7, according to base officials. On Aug. 5, the base posted via social media that there was a significant water main leak
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The new petroleum, oil and lubricants, or POL, facility is nearing completion at the 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard. It’s the first new construction dedicated to the C-130J model aircraft the wing is converting to from its current C-130H models. The unit was selected in 2023 for eight C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. MANG selected for new
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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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