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  • Civic leaders from across the nation visited Malmstrom to learn about the wing’s intercontinental ballistic missile mission to more effectively advocate on behalf of Airmen.

    Civic Leader Program visits MAFB

  • Air Force Global Strike Command’s six Outstanding Airmen of the Year award winners pose with other Airmen from AFGSC at the AFGSC Outstanding Airmen of the Year award ceremony April 15, 2019, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The ceremony was hosted in honor of six Airmen who were selected as the most outstanding Airmen throughout AFGSC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    AFGSC Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized

    Air Force Global Strike Command’s six Outstanding Airmen of the Year award winners pose with other Airmen from AFGSC at the AFGSC Outstanding Airmen of the Year award ceremony April 15, 2019, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The ceremony was hosted in honor of six Airmen who were selected as the most outstanding Airmen throughout AFGSC. (U.S. Air
  • 2019 BTF comes to an end

    2019 BTF comes to an end

    More than 450 personnel and six B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned home following a short-term deployment to RAF Fairford, England, in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe, April 11, 2019. The BTF deployment enabled theater integration and training with joint partners, allied nations and other U.S. Air Force units, to further enhance bomber interoperability in the theater.
  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)

    Phase inspections keep the B-52 flying

    Just like a car, the B-52 Stratofortress needs its oil changed, tires rotated and its engine looked at to keep it running and prevent future damage.

  • Modernization in the missile field, M18 to phase out M9

    Malmstrom security forces defenders are integrating the new M18 modular handgun system as part of the Reconstitute Defenders Initiative, which aims to modernize weapons systems and increase warfighter lethality. The M18 phases out the M9, which has been in use for more than 30 years.
  • A vehicle rests in a snowbank after a rollover Feb. 20, 2019, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

    Defenders rescue civilian in rollover

    For one team of Airmen, a seemingly normal drive home turned into an adrenaline rush to save a civilian in the midst of a snow storm.
  • A B-1B Lancer lands at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 30, 2018. The B-1 is the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber force and carries the largest conventional payload of weapons in the the service's inventory. B-1s assigned to Ellsworth AFB provide support to allies across the globe.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    Installation excellence

    Ellsworth Air Force Base was the recipient of the 2019 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence for Air Force Global Strike Command. Ellsworth AFB will move on to compete for the award at the Air Force level.
  • Airman 1st Class Aaron Jude, a 28th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection apprentice, loads a tree into a truck at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 30, 2018. Trees for Troops is an event where community members all over the country donate trees to service members so they can have a free tree for the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    Trees for Troops brings the holidays home

    The 28th Force Support Squadron hosted a Trees for Troops event at outdoor recreation on Nov. 30, where Airmen and their Families were able to get a free tree for the holidays at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
  • The career skills program, also known as DoD SkillBridge, helps Airmen transition from the military to the private sector. Local base education offices can help Airmen who are retiring or six months away from their military separation date through the process. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons)

    CSP helps secure Airmen’s future

    Airmen – who are retiring or within six months of their enlistment’s end – can apply to take part in a career skills program, which allows them to receive on-the-job training with companies before they separate from the Air Force.
  • Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., the 8th Air Force commander, coins Tech. Sgt. Robert Pilon, 28th Bomb Wing legal office, before his speech at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 13, 2018. Dawkins reminded Airmen to continuously strive for excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas I. Karol)

    8th AF commander tours Ellsworth

    After firing an M-240 Bravo machine gun, watching his aide-de-camp get taken down in a security forces K-9 demonstration, and addressing the men and women of Ellsworth Air Force Base in an all call assembly, Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr. experienced a little bit of everything during his visit here Nov. 13.
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