Latest "Malmstrom Air Force Base" stories

An inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014.

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer.

5 days ago

Malmstrom Fire Department held a 9/11 memorial service on Sept. 9, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., to remember those who lost their lives 21 years ago.

Firefighters always answer the call. Who will answer theirs?

Firefighters expose themselves to danger and deal with unseen trauma.

By Col. Chris Karns

5 months ago

Forensic genealogy closes 65-year-old double homicide of Malmstrom airman and girlfriend

The detective in the case said it was the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy.

20 months ago

Former Malmstrom airman pleads guilty to negligent homicide in service member’s death

Christopher Domonic Contardo, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday in the death of Tristen Carlson, 21, during an off-base party hosted by Contardo.

22 months ago

Still 2 years away, Minot Air Force Base prepares for new helicopters

Minot's $80 million to $90 million construction project will be a nine-bay facility to house the base’s 54th Helicopter Squadron’s new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters and 91st Security Forces Group’s tactical response force.

By Eloise Ogden, Minot (N.D.) Daily News via the AP

24 months ago

Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel

A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

24 months ago