Oct. 26, 2022 Missile Crisis spurs untested ICBM usage The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 14, 1962, after an American U–2 surveillance plane photographed Soviet military personnel emplacing medium and intermediate range ballistic missiles throughout Cuba. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s planned deployment of 36 medium range ballistic missiles
Aug. 16, 2022 Faces of GT-243: Malmstrom’s missileers make it happen Each year, Air Force Global Strike Command conducts several operational test launches of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and its capabilities.
April 22, 2022 Defenders and 40HS conduct exercise operations Airman Trent Griffin, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, guards a missile launch facility during a training exercise April 19, 2022, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
April 5, 2022 Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.
Oct. 7, 2021 Malmstrom looks to 'four-peat' in Global Strike Challenge The 2021 Global Strike Challenge finished its final event last week after several months of competition to decide who will be named as the U.S. Air Force’s premier missile wing.
Sept. 8, 2021 PREL: the foundation of the maintenance mission The silent heroes of Malmstrom’s missile maintenance group are the power, refrigeration and electrical laboratory shop, who work tirelessly to maintain missile alert facilities, while also repairing equipment that is paramount to the success of missile maintenance teams.
Aug. 11, 2021 341st MSOS leads LIRP initiative in Cascade, MT The 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force, tactical response force and 40th Helicopter Squadron participated in a Local Integrated Response Plan exercise in Cascade on Aug. 9, 2021, to better prepare defenders and Malmstrom leadership for real-world emergency situations.
Aug. 11, 2021 Faces of GT-239: Malmstrom's missileers Ten months ago, preparation was made for an individual Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to conduct a test launch, which occurred Aug. 11, 2021 at 12:53 A.M.
June 23, 2021 Taking care: providing child care during the pandemic Last year, all three missile wings, located at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Malmstrom AFB, Montana and Minot AFB, North Dakota, had to make operational adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of completing the regular one to four day alerts to the missile field, missileers,
May 10, 2021 Junior enlisted execute Wing1Werx innovation competition Four innovators from Malmstrom Air Force Base planned, prepared and diligently worked to be selected as finalists for a quarterly innovation competition, which has implemented programs such as Air Force eSports and robotics now used across the force.