Air Force Space Command crowned the 341st Space Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., USAF’s best ICBM unit May 9 at the awards ceremony for the command’s annual Guardian Challenge competition. The best space launch wing is the 45th SW at Patrick AFB, Fla., while the 50th SW at Schriever AFB, Colo., won the award for best space operations wing. The Space Development and Test Wing, at Kirtland AFB, N.M., earned the prize for best systems wing. For the full list of this year’s winner’s, click here for MSgt. Kate Rust’s full report. Guardian Challenge has been held since 1994.
Billy Mitchell: Lessons a Hundred Years Hence
Dec. 16, 2025
Exactly 100 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1925, Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was convicted by court-martial for violating an order that required approval before he could engage with the media. Mitchell’s provocative thoughts and unorthodox methods sought attention for a cause that he saw as uniquely American.
