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  • Minot AFB rescues two stranded Mont. motorists

    Members of the 54th Helicopter squadron responded to a search and rescue request involving two men trapped in the bed of their truck in Savage, Mont., when an ice flow caused the river to overrun its banks, March 10.At approximately midnight the crew received a phone call from the Air Force Rescue

  • DOD official discusses nuclear deterrence in Congress

    The Defense Department's nuclear deterrent is the ultimate protection for the United States while also assuring distant allies of their security against regional aggression, a senior Pentagon official told Congress March 7.Elaine Bunn, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and

  • New START: 564th MS silos being eliminated

    The permanent removal of 50 formerly deactivated Malmstrom Air Force Base 564th Missile Squadron Minuteman ICBM III launch facilities, located in Toole, Pondera, Teton and Chouteau counties, Mont., has initiated and is scheduled to be complete by early 2015.Following the initial phase, which

  • AF improves its personnel reliability program

    Changes are coming to the Air Force's program used to ensure personnel who perform nuclear-related duties are of sound mind and body on the job.The decades-old Personnel Reliability Program, or PRP, is used by all branches of service with duties tied to nuclear weapons to ensure personnel are

  • AFGSC commander shares plan for mission success

    Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, visited 20th Air Force and the 90th Missile Wing to speak to Airmen about his priorities, the future of the command and his expectations."We have some terrific Airmen," Wilson said during an all call at the Base Theater. "I

  • Training key to missileer readiness

    Pulling 24-hour alerts across the 341st Missile Wing's 13,800-square mile missile complex is an around-the-clock responsibility for the missileers here who support the Air Force's nuclear deterrence and assurance mission at the wing's 15 launch control centers and missile alert facilities.If the

  • Missile chefs part of FSS

    Twentieth Air Force missile chefs, formerly belonging to ICBM wings' missile squadrons, became force support squadron personnel Feb. 3.A 20th AF study on missile field operations found food operations could be improved, resulting in the migration of missile chefs from missile squadrons to force

  • 2013 AFGSC public affairs media contest

    It is with great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2013 Air Force Global Strike Command public affairs media contest. Each AFGSC winner will compete at the Air Force level next month.Website341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFBNews articleSenior Airman Katrina Heikkinen, 341st Missile Wing,

  • Force Improvement Program gives Airmen direct line to Air Force leaders

    Senior Air Force officials have put plan into motion that will give Airmen an opportunity to make real, visible and enduring changes to their command.The Force Improvement Program has been created as an aggressive, action-oriented effort with the goal of making rapid and substantial change to the