Maintainers with the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., last month emplaced the last of the wing’s refurbished Minuteman III ICBMs in its silo, thereby completing the process of upgrading all of the base’s 150 missiles under the Air Force’s MM III propulsion replacement program. “When you roll this program in with the others we’ve executed as part of our broader ICBM sustainment plan, you can be very confident that the missile on alert out there today has never been more capable,” said Col. Jeffrey Frankhouser, commander of Malmstrom’s 341st Maintenance Group. With these upgrades, the Air Force says the MM III is viable out to 2020. (Malmstrom report by SrA. Dillon White)
Space Force’s Top Guardians Share Their Stories
Feb. 27, 2026
Winners of the Space Force’s fourth annual, service-wide Polaris Awards had the chance to discuss the actions that led to their awards from the main stage here at AFA’s Warfare Symposium on Feb. 24, in a panel discussion moderated by Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna.