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
May 9, 2017 40th HS rescues hiker A UH-1N Iroquois crew assigned to the 40th Helicopter Squadron here rescued an injured male in the Little Belt Mountains near Wheatland, Montana, May 7 at approximately 11:15 a.m.The rescue marked the 417th save for the 40th HS.The aircrew consisted of two pilots: Capt. Daniel Trapani and 1st Lt.