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  • Second Lt. Clay Barnard, 12th Missile Squadron intercontinental ballistic missile combat crew deputy, and 2nd Lt. Joseph Stroup, 12th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew commander, work in a launch control center Nov. 15, 2019, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Malmstrom’s man of many hats

    Throughout Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile complex, Airmen navigate through small towns and gravel roads everyday to accomplish Air Force Global Strike Command’s mission of providing long range, precision strike capabilities. Whether it’s a defender, missile alert facility manager or a missileer, everyone is vital to the intercontinental ballistic missile mission. One Malmstrom Airman has had an opportunity to serve in numerous roles in the missile complex. Second Lt. Clay Barnard, 12th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew deputy, has served as a missile defender, facility manager and missileer.
  • Airman 1st Class Anthony White, left, and Senior Airman Mark McCormick, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron survivable systems team members, perform maintenance on a launch control center blast door Oct. 29, 2019, at a Missile Alert Facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Maintaining Malmstrom’s launch control centers

    Every day, missileers from Malmstrom sit below ground in a control center, ready to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile if called upon by the president. With an array of analog technology, routine maintenance is vital to sustaining lethality. The 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron survivable systems team is responsible for performing preventative maintenance and repairs, ensuring around-the-clock readiness for missileers to accomplish their mission.
  • Airman 1st Class Victoria Camargo, 341st Force Support Squadron missile chef, prepares food at a missile alert facility Oct. 18, 2019, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.

    Bringing home cooking to the missile complex

    Across Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile complex, hundreds of Airmen head to missile alert facilities and launch facilities every week to ensure the continued success of the wing’s mission. While being away from home for days at a time, missile chefs provide missile field Airmen with a home-cooked meal. Airman 1st Class Victoria Camargo, 341st Force Support Squadron missile chef, is one of many missile chefs providing defenders, missileers and maintainers with nutrition away from home.
  • Airman 1st Class Sierra Lamas, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, poses for a photo Oct. 9, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Defending MAFB’s vast missile complex

    From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Airman 1st Class Sierra Lamas, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, serves in one of the Air Force’s most unique positions: missile security forces.
  • Senior Airman Philip Fisketjon, 341st Medical Group medical laboratory technician, poses for a picture August 13, 2019, at the laboratory on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Life of a medical lab tech

    Joining the military provides people the opportunity to travel the world and see new places. Whether it’s to a new state or a new country, most Airmen will have the opportunity to travel and live somewhere they’ve never been before. For Senior Airman Philip Fisketjon, 341st Medical Group medical laboratory technician, living in the United States is his second taste of living somewhere new.
  • Senior Airman Karlis Hardesty, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron electromechanical team field runner, poses for a photo near the maintenance bay July 18, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Missile Maintainer proudly serves while looking to future

    From Jacksonville, North Carolina, Senior Airman Karlis Hardesty, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron electromechanical team field runner, has been stationed at Malmstrom for almost three years.
  • Airman Yolinette Frontany Sanchez, 341st Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, poses for a picture July 16, 2019, at the Elkhorn Dining Facility on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    From sandy beaches to rocky mountains

    Growing up more than 3,000 miles away on the beaches of Puerto Rico, Airman Yolinette Frontany Sanchez, 341st Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, never imagined herself living in cold, land-locked Montana.
  • Airman 1st Class Andrew Green, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintainer, poses for a picture June 26, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    From Airman to General

    “All I’ve ever wanted to do in my life is join the Air Force,” said Airman 1st Class Andrew Green, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintainer. Originally from Green, Ohio, Green has known since he was six years old he wanted to join the military. His grandfather, who served at Pearl Harbor with the Marine Corps, was his biggest influencer for answering his nation’s call.
  • Staff Sgt. Juan Cimental, 341st Force Support Squadron sports program manager, maintains soft dirt on a softball field May 20, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    All-in-one: Airman, father, autocross racer

    Airmen who work in services experience numerous job positions during their career. From lodging and restaurants to program management, their career field allows them to become a jack of all trades.
  • Airman 1st Class Joshua Byers, 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle mechanic, left, and Staff Sgt. Willie Hatcher, 341st LRS firetruck and refueler maintenance apprentice, examine the underside of a Humvee April 12, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    LRS Vehicle Maintenance keeps mission moving

    Since the production of the first automobile in the 19th century, vehicles have become an important aspect of daily life. From normal transportation to construction and working vehicles, they’re also used to accomplish numerous military missions.
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