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 14, 2022 Emergency management, FBI joint-training Senior Airman Alberto Rosendo-Diaz, 341st Security Operations Squadron tactical response force defender, gives a rope-tying demonstration to FBI agents and Malmstrom Airmen March 8, 2022, during a joint-training event at the emergency management warehouse on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont
Sept. 17, 2021 K-9s undergo water aggression training Staff Sgt. Ryan Van Dyke, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, agitates K-9 Paul during water aggression bitework training Sept. 7, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The K-9 teams used the base pool to showcase and improve how their partners would react when placed in
Sept. 28, 2020 Resilience Skills Toolkit released in wake of community need Resilience - it’s a fundamental component to Comprehensive Airman Fitness. According to a 2018 directive, it’s been noted that resilience training was not retained by those who attended.
June 5, 2019 341st MDG initiates first-ever COLLT A flight of red crosses race toward victims laying on the ground, struck by a vehicle that overcame a barrier – initiating a mass casualty response.
March 6, 2019 Modernization in the missile field, M18 to phase out M9 Malmstrom security forces defenders are integrating the new M18 modular handgun system as part of the Reconstitute Defenders Initiative, which aims to modernize weapons systems and increase warfighter lethality.The M18 phases out the M9, which has been in use for more than 30 years.
Feb. 11, 2019 Defenders repurpose assets to ensure nuclear surety Missile security forces defenders are charged with protecting our nation’s assets against all enemies, foreign and domestic. One way they maintain readiness is through training. Recently, the 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron innovated the way they conduct recapture and recovery training.
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
July 2, 2018 Security forces new objective molds lethality, readiness In October 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis published guidance for all Department of Defense personnel which included the importance and push to promote readiness within the military and evolving our current forces to become more lethal.Recently activated under the Missile Security Operating
May 9, 2017 TRF, CRF conduct joint fires observer training Airmen from Malmstrom’s tactical response force conducted their first joint fires observer helicopter training with convoy response force Airmen from the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron May 8, 2017.JFO training consists of Airmen traveling to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for two weeks to learn to