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  Malmstrom Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On August 13, 1948, the 1701st was deactivated and replaced by both the 1300th Air Base Wing and the 582d Air Resupply and Communications Squadron.
Malmstrom officially entered the ICBM age with the activation of the 341st Strategic Missile Wing from Dyess AFB, Texas, where it had previously operated as the 341st Bombardment Wing.
The age distribution of the base is: 36.8% under the age of 18, 23.2% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 1.8% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malmstrom_Air_Force_Base   (2023 words)

  
 Malmstrom AFB - SAC need to compile info
The base was informally known as East Base since the 7th Ferrying Group was stationed at the municipal airport on Gore Hill.
Malmstrom AFB was responsible for the 24th NORAD region, which covered the western half of the North America.
The 1995 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission led to the deactivation of the 43rd Air Refueling Group with its aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Base Wing at McDi11 AFB, Florida.
www.strategic-air-command.com /bases/Malmstrom_AFB.htm   (2114 words)

  
 Discussion Paper Regarding Accident Potention Zones. . .   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Malmstrom Air Force Base was initially established as the East Base in 1942.
The study evaluated aircraft noise and accident potential for Base flying operations at the time and its application was intended to help protect the public health, safety and general welfare, as well as to preserve the operational capabilities of and public investment at the Base.
Based on a 1973 service-wide aircraft accident hazard study, with subsequent updates, DOD determined that areas immediately beyond the ends of runways and along approach and departure flight paths have significant potential for aircraft accidents.
www.ci.great-falls.mt.us /people_offices/planning/mafbapz/index.htm   (2494 words)

  
 Malmstrom Air Force Base. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
Malmstrom Air Force Base, U.S. military installation (6 sq mi/15.5 sq km), W central Mont., 4 mi/6.4 km E of Great Falls, Cascade co. Est.
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) assumed command in 1954; SAC’s 1st Minuteman missile wing was est.
The missile complex adjoining the base is one of the largest in the world.
www.bartleby.com /69/92/M01692.html   (124 words)

  
 Great Falls, Montana - Malmstrom Air Force Base
Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom, born July 14, 1907, in Chicago, enlisted as a private in the Washington State National Guard on May 12, 1929, and was commissioned a second lieutenant on May 25, 1931.
In January 1944, the base was reassigned to the Air Transport command to continue its mission of ferrying lend-lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
On Aug. 13, 1948, the 1701st was deactivated and replaced by both the 1300th Air Base Wing and the 582nd Air Resupply and Communications Squadron.
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 Air Force Times - Malmstrom embraces private security
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., has begun using private security guards at its visitors center and two gates.
Elizabeth Benn of the base’s public affairs office said New Mexico-based Akal Security Inc. is authorized to use 27 guards at the base in a 10-month contract worth about $1.025 million.
She said Air Force security forces continue to patrol the base, perform law enforcement functions, and provide security at missile sites around the area.
www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1673606.php   (695 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Malmstrom Air Force Base, United States (Miscellaneous U.S. Geography) - Encyclopedia
Malmstrom Air Force Base[mAlm´strum, malm´–] Pronunciation Key, U.S. military installation, 3,573 acres (1,446 hectares), W central Mont., E of Great Falls; est.
During World War II, it was the takeoff point for Soviet-bound lend-lease materiel; after the war it was a training base for crews in the Berlin Airlift.
The now-dissolved Strategic Air Command (SAC) assumed command in 1954; SAC's first Minuteman missile wing was established there in 1961.
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 Communities - Great Falls Tribune - www.greatfallstribune.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The federal government is a major force in the Great Falls economy via Malmstrom Air Force Base, which controls 200 nuclear-tipped missiles in silos throughout nine central Montana counties.
Based on the recommendations of the 1995 Defense Realignment and Base Closure Commission, the other 120 Malmstrom silos were filled by Minuteman IIIs from Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.
Fully operational at Malmstrom since the fall of 1998 is the 819th Red Horse Squadron, with 254 active-duty and 103 Montana Air National Guard troops.
www.greatfallstribune.com /communities/overview/malstrominfo.html   (1039 words)

  
 Malmstrom Air Force Base - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE [Malmstrom Air Force Base], U.S. military installation, 3,573 acres (1,446 hectares), W central Mont., E of Great Falls; est.
Air Force asks bids for three western bases.
Air Force Chooses Six Bases for MX Missiles;Railroad-Borne Version Designed for Survivability in Event of Attack
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 City, base to discuss annexation - greatfallstribune.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
City officials want to annex 665 acres of Malmstrom Air Force Base's 3,575, a move that could boost the population to more than 60,000 and reclaim the title of second-largest city from Missoula.
From 57th Street east to the base gate at 63rd Street, there are 62 other parcels of commercial and residential land along and south of 2nd Avenue North that are in the county, she said.
Even if Malmstrom was annexed, the 2nd Avenue North neighborhood would not be surrounded because the 57th Street Bypass to the south remains in the county.
www.greatfallstribune.com /news/stories/20040919/localnews/1262312.html   (1528 words)

  
 Max Baucus, Senator from Montana: Defense   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This past July, I visited the base and in October I traveled to a missile alert facility which is part of the 564th squadron.
In March, I returned to the Pentagon to meet with Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and to discuss the future of Malmstrom.
Deppe is in charge of all three missile bases (Malmstrom, Minot and FE Warren).
baucus.senate.gov /issues/defense.cfm?view=malmstrom   (442 words)

  
 MissileThreat :: Vandenberg Air Force Base
It is the third largest Air Force base in the nation, encompassing 98,000 acres, and for nearly half a century it has served as a launch and test site for medium- to long-range ballistic missiles, as well as government and commercial satellites.
Vandenberg Air Force Base is the third largest Air Force base in the nation, encompassing 98,000 acres, and for nearly half a century it has served as a launch and test site for medium- to long-range ballistic missiles, as well as government and commercial satellites.
On December 10, a 55-foot long Ground Based Interceptor was lowered into an underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force, in California, the first of two to be deployed at VAFB this year.
www.missilethreat.com /systems/vandenberg_afb_usa.html   (2195 words)

  
 USAF Medical Service Home Page
Sensible Weigh was part of the Air Force’s weight management program at the time.
An Air Force program that combines health risk and fitness has since replaced it, said Maj. Theresa L. Gilbert, a registered dietitian at Malmstrom’s Health and Wellness Center.
Malmstrom’s exercise physiologist and fitness program manager at the HAWC said hitting your target heart rate for the right length of time is the most efficient way to train.
airforcemedicine.afms.mil /sg_newswire/jul_04/AirmanLoses100Pounds.htm   (1122 words)

  
 Air Force Times - News - More News.
Airmen from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and the Montana Air National Guard spent the last three weeks in a wintry training camp in Wisconsin as they prepared to deploy this week to a desert in the Middle East.
The troops are coping well, according to Col. Bob Staib, commander of the 819th Red Horse Squadron at Malmstrom, who proudly described the unit’s training in a newsletter.
The unit includes more than 200 active-duty Red Horse specialists from Malmstrom, with the 819th, 31 airmen from Malmstrom’s Civil Engineering Squadron and 77 members of the 219th Red Horse squadron.
www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1413772.php   (426 words)

  
 CNN - Kaczynski's cabin moved to Air Force base - May 15, 1996
GREAT FALLS, Montana (CNN) -- The cabin of Unabom suspect Ted Kaczynski arrived at Malmstrom Air Force Base Wednesday after a piggyback ride aboard a flatbed truck.
Kaczynski was arrested at the cabin April 3 and is jailed in Helena on a change of possession of bomb components.
"Malmstrom Air Force base is simply serving as a storage facility for the FBI," a base official said.
www.cnn.com /US/9605/15/unabomber.cabin   (464 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The emblem was approved for use by the 341st Bomb Group commander in late 1942 and adorned the forward fuselage of the Mitchells belonging to the Squadron during the time it saw action against the Japanese in India, Burma and China.
It was never officially approved by the USAAF, however, the emblem adorns a "Morale Badge" of the current 490th Missile Squadron, the descendant of the 490th Bomb Squadron, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.
The 490th was assigned to the 341st Bombardment Group, along with the 11th, 22nd and 491st Squadrons.
www.ranger95.com /airforce/bomb_gp_ww2/341st_bg/490th_bs.html   (621 words)

  
 Rehberg (MT00) - Press Release - Rehberg: Malmstrom Has a “Bright Future”
Montana's Congressman, U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg (R), today predicted a “bright future for Malmstrom Air Force Base.” Rehberg said the Air Force should return a flying wing to Malmstrom.
“Malmstrom’s got a tremendous future, and what we need to do is convince the President, the Administration and those within Congress that we need a wing again,” Rehberg said.
Since it’s initial deployment during World War II, Rehberg noted, Malmstrom has grown in importance, both to the Air Force and to the local economy.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/mt00_rehberg/010703_Malmstrom.html   (222 words)

  
 Hilltop Times - Airman earns spot on Olympic track, field team
First Lt. James Parker, an Air Force world-class athlete from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic track and field team.
SAN ANTONIO.— First Lt. James Parker, an Air Force world-class athlete from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic track and field team July 12 with a hammer throw of 254 feet, 6 inches.
"To represent the Air Force and the country on the athletic side is...
www.hilltoptimes.com /story.asp?storyid=4633   (332 words)

  
 Helena Independent Record
HELENA — Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls is not being targeted by the Pentagon for closure, but the U.S. Defense Department is recommending closing one Army Reserve unit and removing 15 fighter jets from the Montana Air National Guard.
The Pentagon is recommending moving three of the guard's 120th Fighter Wing planes to an air base in Alabama, three to an air base in Iowa and retiring nine others.
Burns said he will push to move the decommissioned fighter jets from the Montana Air Guard base, which is located at the Great Falls International Airport, to Malmstrom Air Force base.
www.helenair.com /articles/2005/05/14/montana_top/a01051405_01.txt   (638 words)

  
 Malmstrom, Patrick, Peterson Tops at Guardian Challenge
Peterson AFB, CO. - Inside Hangar 140 here, the air was thick with anticipation as teams from across Air Force Space Command maintained nervous conversation over dinner Aug. 17, awaiting the announcement of the Guardian Challenge 2006 winners.
Since April, competitions held at various bases throughout the command tested more than 150 space professionals in space communications; missile maintenance; spacelift launch; and operations.
As General Alston reminded the more than 700 awards banquet attendees, the pioneers who stretched the envelope in the face of criticism as air power evolved, eventually reshaped the way wars would be fought forever.
www.military.com /features/0,15240,110784,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS   (569 words)

  
 Malmstrom Air Force Base - Units   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The 341st Space Wing, headquartered at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., is one of three U.S. Air Force Bases that maintains and operates the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
The 341st Operations Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana provides the forces to launch, monitor and secure the wing's Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and missile alert facilities (MAF).
The 819th RED HORSE Squadron provides the Air Force with a highly mobile civil engineering response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide.
www.malmstrom.af.mil /units   (321 words)

  
 CNN.com - Alleged illegal immigrants arrested at Air Force base - Feb. 27, 2003
Thirty-seven people accused of being illegal immigrants were arrested at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, headquarters of the nation's largest arsenal of intercontinental nuclear missiles.
F.E. Warren, on the west side of Cheyenne, is home to the Air Force Space Command's 90th Space Wing, which oversees 150 Minuteman III and 50 Peacekeeper missiles in silos in western Nebraska, southeast Wyoming and northeast Colorado.
The base is also headquarters of the 20th Air Force, which is in charge of 150 Minuteman III missiles at Minot Air Force Base in Minot, North Dakota, and 200 Minuteman III missiles at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, as well as the Warren missiles.
www.cnn.com /2003/US/Central/02/27/illegal.immigrants.ap/index.html   (403 words)

  
 Max Media Montana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
APRIL 21, GREAT FALLS - Thursday was the last day of work for the commander of Malmstrom Air Force Base.
"I think Malmstrom Air Force Base is well suited to handle any type of transformation, QDR process that comes along.
If there is one thing the citizens of the nation expect from a military person is to show some discipline about them, on or off duty.
www.kfbb.com /index.php?StoryID=1825   (199 words)

  
 Department of the Air Force, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Malmstrom AFB, Montana and Local 2609, American Federation of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is appropriate to continue to permit smoking in the current designated indoor areas because the base hospital's Bioenvironmental Engineering Services "surveyed" them and determined that they "safeguard nonsmokers from passive smoke exposure." Also, the absence of grievances over the current policy indicates that it is satisfactory to smokers and nonsmokers alike.
Having considered the arguments presented, we conclude that the parties have shown cause why the dispute should not be resolved on the basis of the Employer's proposal as modified.
We are convinced that, given the winter weather conditions at the base's geographic location, a third party may interpret the modified proposal to require, at a substantial cost to the Employer, the construction of a separate fully-enclosed, ventilated, and heated smoking facility for each building where there are smokers.
www.flra.gov /fsip/finalact/92fs_032.html   (1264 words)

  
 Columbus Air Force Base - Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The group met the President at Air Force One, shook his hand, got is autograph and presented him with their team's ball cap.
The base, thus far, is sending 13 people and 1 helicopter from the 54th Helicopter Flight to aid the recovery.
The 620th Air Expeditionary Squadron, comprised of people, equipment and helicopters from four Air Force Space Command bases, stood up at Columbus Saturday in support of JTF Katrina.
www.columbus.af.mil /photos   (983 words)

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