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Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Cascade County, Montana, United States, adjacent to the city of Great Falls. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom. It is the home of the 341st Missile Wing (341 MW) of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).
On final approach for Runway 3 at GTF International Airport. Great Falls International Airport ( IATA: GTF, ICAO: KGTF, FAA LID: GTF) is a public/military airport in city limits three miles southwest of central Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana, United States. [4] The airport has also been called Great Falls Municipal Airport .
Note: Glasgow Air Force Base (1957-1976) is NOT the World War II Airfield. Great Falls Army Airfield, Great Falls; 352d Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Great Falls Air Force Base (1947-1955) Now: Malmstrom Air Force Base (1955-Present; runway inactive since 1997, limited to rotary-wing ops) Lewistown Army Airfield, Lewistown; II Bomber Command
120th Airlift Wing emblem. The 120th Airlift Wing (120 AW) is a unit of the Montana Air National Guard, stationed at Great Falls Air National Guard Base at Great Falls International Airport, Montana. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command .
Transport. C-130H Hercules. The Montana Air National Guard (MT ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Montana, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force. Along with the Montana Army National Guard it is an element of the Montana National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau .
It is both a military organization and a university, much of which is set up like most other Air Force bases, but the Superintendent, Commandant, Dean of Faculty and cadet wing are set up like a civilian university. The 306th Flying Training Group operates a variety of light training aircraft and gliders. [65] [66] Vance Air Force Base: Enid ...
Strategic Air Command B-52D Stratofortress (AF Serial No. 56-0582) being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker (AF Serial No. 55-3127) Glasgow Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Glasgow, Montana. It operated from 1957 to 1968 and again from 1971 through 1976.
History. The museum was dedicated on 3 July 1982, at the time being housed in two trailers previously used as classrooms on the base. [4] In 1989 it received a P-63 restoration project from the New England Air Museum. [5] The museum closed for renovations in 1996 and reopened two and a half years later in a larger building.