Nov. 28, 2023 AFGSC Director of ICBM Modernization discusses “monumental” Sentinel Program at Joint Engineers Conference Brig. Gen. Colin J. Connor, Air Force Global Strike Command Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization, recently highlighted the future of the LGM-35A Sentinel during the annual Joint Engineers Conference in Helena, Montana.
Nov. 9, 2023 Malmstrom reigns with fifth back-to-back win in 2023 Global Strike Challenge Once again, Malmstrom made history during Global Strike Challenge 2023 by taking home the Blanchard trophy, naming them ‘best overall missile wing’ for the fifth contest in a row.
July 12, 2023 341st Maintenance Group change of command Col. Jeremy Russell, right, accepts command of the 341st Maintenance Group from Col. Barry Little, 341st Missile Wing commander, at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., July 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Turner)
May 3, 2023 AFGSC Commander directs action based on initial research findings Teams of medical and public health experts recently presented initial findings taken from an ongoing survey and study of cancer-related concerns at Air Force Global Strike Command’s intercontinental ballistic missile bases.The teams, consisting of members from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace
April 12, 2023 MH-139A Grey Wolf makes first snow landing The 413th Flight Test Squadron's MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter austere landing testing culminates with snowy conditions in Montana.
Jan. 10, 2023 Maintaining readiness, 24/7/365 The 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron’s generation flight is tasked with the responsibility of maintaining and inspecting Malmstrom’s arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missile, while ensuring nuclear deterrence and readiness, 24/7/365.
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.