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114 Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce www.greatfallschamber.org M I L I TA RY The 341st Missile Wing, headquartered at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, is one of three U.S. Air Force Bases that operates, maintains, and secures the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The 341st Missile Wing reports directly to 20th Air Force, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY, and is part of Air Force Global Strike Command, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. Mission Defend America with combat-ready Airmen and ICBM forces. The 341st Operations Group provides lethal combat capability by delivering long-range precision nuclear strikes within a moment's notice. It consists of more than 400 operators, administrators and facility managers, and is composed of three missile squadrons, an operations support squadron, and a standardization and evaluation element. Each of the operations group's three missile squadrons are responsible for fi ve missile alert facilities and 50 launch facilities. The units of the 341st Operations Group include the 10th Missile Squadron, 12th Missile Squadron, 490th Missile Squadron and 341st Operations Support Squadron. The 341st Maintenance Group maximizes ICBM readiness and lethality by ensuring assigned launch facilities, launch control centers, and support equipment are safe, serviceable, and properly confi gured to meet mission needs. The Air Force has made signifi cant commitments to extend the service life of the Minuteman force through 2030 and those commitments have worked their way down to the 341st Maintenance Group's level, resulting in tangible improvements to the combat capability of Malmstrom's Minuteman IIIs. The units of the 341st Maintenance Group include the 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron, 741st Maintenance Squadron and 341st Munitions Squadron. The 341st Mission Support Group provides world-class support to enable the warfi ghter mission of the 341st Missile Wing on Malmstrom Air Force Base and across the 13,800 square mile complex. The support group provides the war-fi ghting and peacetime support to the 341st Missile Wing. This includes resource protection, engineering and construction, disaster preparedness, personnel administration, communication services, recreation facilities, dining and lodging services and worldwide contingency mobility forces. 341st Missile Wing

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