FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana ~ 15 JAN 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana

Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is the home of the 341st Missile Wing (341 MW) of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It is part of the "Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area".

Malmstrom AFB is one of three US Air Force Bases that maintains and operates the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The 341st Missile Wing reports directly to Twentieth Air Force at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. It is part of Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

The 341st Operations Group, activated 1 Sept., 1 1991, is made up of more than 600 operators, administrators, helicopter aircrews, chefs, facility managers and support personnel.

Together, they ensure the readiness of 15 missile alert facilities and 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles spread across a 13,800-square mile missile complex; the largest such complex in the western hemisphere.

 The group is composed of three missile squadrons, an operations support squadron, a helicopter squadron, and a standardization and evaluation division. Maintaining proficiency for the critical and sensitive mission is of the utmost importance. The ICBM combat crews spend more than 17 hours in training with more than 250 hours in the field each month. 

Learn More About Malmstrom Air Force Base Here!

On base at Malmstrom is the Malmstrom AFB Museum and Air Park. The Malmstrom Museum mission: "To accurately depict, display, and interpret the historical significance of Malmstrom Air Force Base and it’s related organizations for the education of both military and civilian visitors."

Learn More About The Malmstrom AFB Museum and Air Park Here!

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[eyedigress]

Nice, I visited Malmstrom for a few days in February 1979. All of their grain silo’s had no grain. Just a bunch of minutemen, and they were all underground.
:^)

[luvie]

Thanks, Galz, for another great road trip to see where our heroes learn their jobs of protecting America...and us!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mac...drive carefully on the way to work.

Have a great day.

Weather is ugly here. Ice everywhere.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha and good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))

Hope you had some sun today, and you are feeling better.

The rain seems to have stopped, but the temps are supposed to dip into the 20s...icy everywhere!!! Gonna be interesting getting to work. Today, with temps in the 40s, the main roads were just wet. Not looking forward to the drive.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)) Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Plenty of sun and temps in the 80's today....which warmed the body but not the soul. I' ve got to stop listening to the news. opening mail and taking phone calls.....

Thanks for the Road Trip tonight but next week, pick a warmer place. Heard the NY was warmer than California today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a good evening to you, Hoodat. ((HUGS))

Hope you had a wonderful day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, I Drive Too Fast...thanks for sharing your experience at Malmstrom.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))

Good lessons today? How’s Linda?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))

Tonight we are visiting an Air Force Base.

And I’m ready to head home.

[left that other site]

Great lessons today!

One kid down with the flu, but all the others were great!

Linda is not amused that i am back working longer hours.

Vacation is over.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I can just imagine how much she enjoyed vacation time.

I am off for home.

[SandRat]

Safe trip Kathy, ...((HUIGS))

[386wt]

I was stationed there in ‘62. Our job was to get as many sites “in the green” as we could during the Cuban crisis.
It was called the 341st SMW back then. (341st Strategic Missile Wing was then part of SAC)

It was an honor to serve there and years later I was convinced these birds and their crews helped win the cold war.

Met some of the best farmers and ranchers and ordinary Montana people who were all 110 % behind us and our mission.

Hard to believe it’s been fifty years and thank God these silos and launch centers are still there and doing there job for freedom.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Sand...safely home.

Still really wet, and now windy, too. Hope the wind dries the main roads some before the temps drop tonight, as predicted, into the 20s and it all freezes.

[oldenuff2no]

I spent some time there teaching the AF security ABGD.

Malfunction junction is what they called it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, new Grammie....are you still being masterful at your new “job”?

[SandRat]

We're supposed for the 3d night in row have overnight low of 20 degrees.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, 386wt, and thanks for sharing your experience.

We thank you for your service to our country.