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  • Don Opperman, a U.S. Air Force veteran, right, and his wife, now Col. Anita Feugate Opperman, 341st Missile Wing commander, pose for a photo. (Courtesy photo)

    Veterans continuing to serve

    Veterans Day is a holiday observed each year to honor military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day also overlaps with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are days celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.
  • Coming from the valleys of Los Angeles County, Senior Airman Abril Martinez-Vasquez, 341st Security Forces Squadron arming use of force monitor, wanted better for herself and decided to join the Air Force.

    From the valley to the falls

    Coming from the valleys of Los Angeles County, Senior Airman Abril Martinez-Vasquez, 341st Security Forces Squadron arming use of force monitor, wanted better for herself and decided to join the Air Force.“Pomona is a low-income city where you have to work for what you want,” said Martinez-Vasquez. “It’s not the nicest and there’s a lot of gang
  • Capt. Bill Mesaeh, a 341st Missile Wing chaplain, takes a photo with Airmen at a Missile Alert Facility May 12, 2020, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.

    15 MAFs in 15 days

    While COVID-19 has created challenges in usual routines, one Malmstrom chaplain decided to adjust his schedule to support the needs of Airmen in the field.
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    Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    The first Asian American and Filipino to receive the Medal of Honor, Pvt. Jose B. Nisperos of the San Fernandos Union, Philippine Islands, was born on Dec. 30, 1887.
  • Tech. Sgt. Sean Neri, 341st Security Forces Support Squadron vehicle readiness center NCO-in charge, poses in his custom-made Mandalorian suit and in his Air Force uniform Jan. 15, 2020, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    ‘This is the way’: MAFB Defender gives back

    Most people think of security forces to be a black-and-white, cut-and-dry career field, but one 341st Security Forces Support Squadron defender shows he can get creative, too. Since his childhood, Tech. Sgt. Sean Neri, 341st SSPTS vehicle readiness center NCO-in charge, has been captivated with the Star Wars franchise, helping others and tapping into his creativity.
  • Second Lt. Clay Barnard, 12th Missile Squadron intercontinental ballistic missile combat crew deputy, and 2nd Lt. Joseph Stroup, 12th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew commander, work in a launch control center Nov. 15, 2019, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Malmstrom’s man of many hats

    Throughout Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile complex, Airmen navigate through small towns and gravel roads everyday to accomplish Air Force Global Strike Command’s mission of providing long range, precision strike capabilities. Whether it’s a defender, missile alert facility manager or a missileer, everyone is vital to the intercontinental ballistic missile mission. One Malmstrom Airman has had an opportunity to serve in numerous roles in the missile complex. Second Lt. Clay Barnard, 12th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew deputy, has served as a missile defender, facility manager and missileer.
  • Airman 1st Class Anthony White, left, and Senior Airman Mark McCormick, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron survivable systems team members, perform maintenance on a launch control center blast door Oct. 29, 2019, at a Missile Alert Facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Maintaining Malmstrom’s launch control centers

    Everyday, missileers from Malmstrom sit below ground in a control center, ready to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile if called upon by the president. With an array of analog technology, routine maintenance is vital to sustaining lethality. The 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron survivable systems team is responsible for performing preventative maintenance and repairs, ensuring around-the-clock readiness for missileers to accomplish their mission.
  • Airman 1st Class Victoria Camargo, 341st Force Support Squadron missile chef, prepares food at a missile alert facility Oct. 18, 2019, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.

    Bringing home cooking to the missile complex

    Across Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile complex, hundreds of Airmen head to missile alert facilities and launch facilities every week to ensure the continued success of the wing’s mission. While being away from home for days at a time, missile chefs provide missile field Airmen with a home-cooked meal. Airman 1st Class Victoria Camargo, 341st Force Support Squadron missile chef, is one of many missile chefs providing defenders, missileers and maintainers with nutrition away from home.
  • Airman 1st Class Sierra Lamas, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, poses for a photo Oct. 9, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Defending MAFB’s vast missile complex

    From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Airman 1st Class Sierra Lamas, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, serves in one of the Air Force’s most unique positions: missile security forces.
  • The 341st Medical Group supported a national movement by having members design rocks to spread awareness and positivity.

    Kindness Rocks: MDG spreads kindness in unusual ways

    Compliments, digging out a car buried in snow and paying for someone’s meal all have one thing in common: a random act of kindness to positively influence someone else or simply make their day better.
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