June 14, 2024 40th Helicopter Squadron welcomes new commander Lt. Col. Erik Greendyke, 40th Helicopter Squadron incoming commander, right, accepts command of the 40 HS from Col. Philip Bryant, 582nd Helicopter Group commander, during a change of command ceremony June 14, 2024 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 40 HS ensures strategic security by providing
June 30, 2023 Gen. Cotton awards 2022 Omaha Trophy to 40th Helicopter Squadron The 40th Helicopter Squadron flew to the top this year as the best intercontinental ballistic missile squadron for which they were awarded the 2022 Omaha Trophy on June 28, 2023 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
Feb. 1, 2023 UH-1N pilot one of two Airmen selected for U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Seven years into his military career, Capt. David Horney has become one of two Air Force pilots selected this year for the prestigious U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.
March 31, 2020 All-female flight crew conducted for Women’s History Month, first in decade Senior Airman Corinne Smith, 40th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, performs a pre-flight inspection on a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter before takeoff March 12, 2020, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. For the first time in nearly a decade at Malmstrom, an all-female flight crew took to the skies to
Jan. 31, 2020 40th HS rescues missing snowmobilers in MT mountains A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued two missing snowmobilers south of Neihart, Montana Jan. 29.
Oct. 24, 2018 Heroic, hazardous rescue by 40th Helicopter Squadron An Air Force helicopter crew located and extracted a missing hunter Monday near Hamilton, Montana, concluding a search by ground and air search and rescue groups that began Saturday night.The 40th Helicopter Squadron received a request Sunday to assist a Ravalli County search and rescue ground party
June 22, 2018 40th HS change of command Lt. Col. Bryan Tuinman, right, accepts command of the 40th Helicopter Squadron from Col. Joshua Bowman, 582nd Helicopter Group commander, during an assumption of command ceremony June 22, 2018, at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Master Sgt. Scott Andrews, 40th HS guidon bearer, looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo
Oct. 16, 2017 Maj. Gen. Cotton visits Malmstrom Maj. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 20th Air Force commander, shakes hands with Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Watkins, 40th Helicopter Squadron superintendent, upon his arrival to the 40th HS, Oct. 10, 2017 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Cotton received a safety briefing at the squadron before his helicopter
May 2, 2017 MAFB museum dedicates 40th Helicopter Squadron display A dedication ceremony was held at the base museum on April 28, of its first 40th Helicopter Squadron display. The ceremony began with a chaplain invocation followed by opening remarks from Rob Turnbow, 341st Missile Wing museum director. “The reason we are here today is to recognize the relationship
July 28, 2016 Malmstrom Commissary receives nationwide recognition The Defense Commissary Agency awarded the Malmstrom Commissary the Bill Nichols Award for Best Large Commissary in the United States.“There is a cohesiveness, a professionalism and a level of caring here I haven’t seen at many other commissaries,” said Gerard Contreras, the Malmstrom Commissary