air force

With Malmstrom Air Force base located nearby, there is never a shortage of what the locals call "Jetters" a.k.a Air Force Personnel.

Residents reported hearing what sounded like a sonic boom which typically happens when an object breaks the sound barrier.

The abandoned Air Force base near the Canadian border looks like a post-apocalyptic movie set.

This year is a big year for Montana's Military as we celebrate 70 years of air-power in the Big Sky Country.

In a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James, Sen. Steve Daines led eight Senators in calling on the Air Force to expedite their decision on the course of action to replace Vietnam–era UH-1N helicopters that provide security for our nuclear weapons.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — The Air Force has test-launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile from a Montana base.

About two-thirds of the airmen involved in the cheating investigation at Malmstrom Air Force Base have been returned to alert duty or are in the training pipeline to be recertified.

Air Force records obtained by The Associated Press show test scores were among the lowest of the year last summer, when dozens of nuclear missile officers allegedly cheated on exams.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has made the rare gesture of phoning Air Force nuclear officers in their underground launch bunkers in Montana to update them on efforts to correct problems in their service.

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says 34 missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and three others have been implicated in a drug probe, the latest missteps by those who maintain and operate the nation's 450 nuclear missiles.