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This heritage pamphlet from Malmstrom AFB traces the history of the 341st Missile Wing. The unit began as a B-25 bomb group in the China-Burma-India Theater in 1942, then flew B-47s at Abilene AFB before being activated at Malmstrom in July 1961. The pamphlet covers the Minuteman I, II and III deployments, the Cuban Missile Crisis alert, arms-reduction work under START, trophies, wing commanders and a missile field chronology. It also has museum display notes on missiles and the UH-1 helicopter.
341st Missile Wing History Launch Facility J-09, the full force of 450 Minuteman III missiles included the original PRP booster and the subsequent upgrades. 1 Dec 2011: The 341st Munitions Squadron activated at Malmstrom AFB, assigned to the 341st Maintenance Group. Colonel David Bleisner, 341 MXG commander, presented the newly activated squadrons guidon to its first commander, Major Thomas Thorp. 13 Oct 2012: A large crowd gathered at Malmstrom AFB and Launch Facility A-06 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Minuteman Operations. In October 1962, Strategic Air Command accepted the first flight of ten operational Minuteman IA ICBMs at Malmstrom AFB. 11 Feb 2014: Contractors began demolition of the first launcher from the inactivated 564th Missile Squadron (564 MS) at LF Romeo 23. In compliance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first silo elimination began the process of permanently removing the fifty LFs and five MAFs that belonged to the 564 MS. 25 May 2014: A UH-1N crew from the 40th Helicopter Squadron flew two back-to-back rescue missions to mark their 400th and 401st saves. 5 August 2014: The 341 MW completed Phase I of the elimination program of the fifty LFs and five MAFs formerly assigned to the inactivated 564 MS. The wing reached the milestone as contractors finished demolition of LF Tango 49 near Conrad, Montana. The 341st Missile Wing originally accepted Tango 49 as its (and the Air Force’s) last operational missile site in June 1965. January 2015: Airmen in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) related fields began receiving incentive pay for members deploying to the missile field. 6 January 2015: The 40th Helicopter Squadron was reassigned from the 341st Operations Group to the newly activated 582d Helicopter Group (582 HG) based at F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming. Also activated on the same day at F. E. Warren was the 582d Operations Support Squadron along with two detachments at Minot AFB and Malmstrom AFB. 2 February 2015: The 341st Missile Wing began issuing Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniforms to security forces members at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. The OCP uniforms came as a part of the Model Defender Program initiated by the FIP in 2014. 1 September 2015: The 341st Mission Support Group celebrated its 60th anniversary since its inception in 1955.
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