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  • Minuteman III test missile launches from Vandenberg

    A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile today at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.The ICBM's reentry vehicle, which contained a telemetry package used for operational testing,

  • Remains of WWII Airman lost in Pacific brought home to Montana

    Seventy years after his aircraft was shot down during a mission in World War II, Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William D. Bernier finally came home to Augusta, Montana.Bernier was buried with full military honors Sept. 19 at the veteran's section of the Augusta Cemetery, only a few miles from the ranch he

  • USSTRATCOM commander visits Malmstrom, reaffirms ICBM mission

    Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, is proud of the three Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile wings that represent Task Force 214, he said during a recent visit here.The admiral described ICBM Airmen as professionals, and lauded them for their passion for performing the

  • Airmen unite against sexual assault

    On a daily basis, people all over the country are bombarded with innuendos, references, undertones and sometimes open-aired talk that relates to a sexual nature. For some, it is so commonplace they don't even notice it.While sex and intimacy are part of human nature and is nothing to be ashamed

  • Air Force leaders discuss nuclear enterprise

    The nuclear enterprise must modernize to remain a viable and essential part of the United States' defense strategy, maintained Air Force senior leaders at the Air Force Association's annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here, Sept. 16.Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force Global

  • Modernization of US nuclear forces not optional

    The dire need for modernization of the United States' nuclear forces was made clear by speakers at a strategic nuclear enterprise symposium held here, Sept. 18.The annual symposium, sponsored by the Minot Chamber of Commerce's Task Force 21, brings together defense officials, government executives

  • POW/MIA: 1,482 Airmen still missing

    Nearly 1,500 Airmen are still missing and unaccounted-for from various conflicts and there are more than 83,000 Americans still unaccounted-for across the Defense Department.Every year the nation pauses on the third Friday of September to remember the sacrifices and service of prisoners of war,

  • PRP Changes: “With great power comes great responsibility”

    The Medical Treatment Facility recently implemented a Force Improvement Program initiative by changing how their Personnel Reliability Program is run. PRP Airmen have been given more flexibility when it comes to medical treatment with the elimination of the “orange sheet,” the system has become

  • Airmen unite against sexual assault

    On a daily basis, people all over the country are bombarded with innuendos, references, undertones and sometimes open-aired talk that relates to a sexual nature. For some, it is so commonplace they don't even notice it. While sex and intimacy are part of human nature and is nothing to be ashamed

  • USSTRATCOM commander visits Malmstrom, reaffirms ICBM mission

    Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, is proud of the three Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile wings that represent Task Force 214, he said during a recent visit here. The admiral described ICBM Airmen as professionals, and lauded them for their passion for performing the