BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; the 90th MW at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming; and the 91st MW at Minot AFB, North Dakota, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle, Feb. 5 from Vandenberg AFB, California. The ICBM's reentry vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 mi  more

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Feb. 5 fr  more

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Feb. 5 from Vandenberg Air For  more

NOVO SELO, Bulgaria, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class John Proulx crouched behind a massive tank, nervously peering out at the crowd gathered before him. He looked like he was back home in Montana, trying to sneak up on an animal he was hunting in the wilderness. But this time, at least, Proulx wasn't sneaking up on an animal. He was sneaking up on his son, U.S. Army Spc. Brayden Denman, Jan. 31 on Novo Selo Training Area in Bu  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the deletion of 82 acres of the Idaho Pole Company Superfund site in Gallatin County, Montana, from the National Priorities List (NPL) of the nation's most contaminated sites. EPA and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) have determined that all required cleanup activities are complete in the area. EPA proposed and solicite  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2019 Year in Review outlining major accomplishments and environmental progress during the Trump administration. This announcement was accompanied by complementary reports highlighting progress in EPA Regions, including the EPA Region 8 Year in Review, which highlights progress in the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- The Agriculture Department's Forest Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 3, entitled: "Southwest Montana Resource Advisory Committee". SUMMARY: The Southwest Montana Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Dillon, Montana. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committe  more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: Spring cleaning came early for the Malmstrom Thrift Store as the MAFB Spouses' Club dedicated two weeks and more than 200 hours revamping the store for 2020. "We like to think of it more as a mini-facelift," said Erin Schiavone, thrift store head volunteer. "We painted some accent walls, added some shelving, reorganized and purged, a lot. We wanted more of a boutique-feel when you wa  more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued two missing snowmobilers south of Neihart, Montana Jan. 29 The crew responded to King's Hill, a local recreation site, to locate and retrieve two snowmobilers who were reported missing after the 341st Missile Wing command post received a call around 5:45 a.m. The Cascade County Sheriff's Office requested assistance in locating a 75-y  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Montana office issued the following news release: Abundant moisture spilled into the Treasure State from the Pacific during January, boosting snowpack in all river basins to near or above normal for February 1. In some locations, the amount of water added to the snowpack was record setting. Between December 30 and February 1, SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) sites west of the Continental Divide re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Feb. 5: * * * - Funding advances water reliability and delivery projects for tribal communities * * * Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman initiated the first annual allocation of $120 million from the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund for Indian water rights settlements. The allocation will provide important funding for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation announces Talmadge Oxford as area manager for the Columbia-Cascades Area Office in Interior Region 9: Columbia Pacific Northwest. Headquartered in Yakima, Wash., Oxford will oversee major field offices in Yakima and Ephrata, Wash., and Bend and Hermiston, Ore. He will manage Reclamation projects in Washington State, northern Idaho and western Montana,   more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man aircrew rescued two missing snowmobilers south of the town of Neihart, Jan. 29. The crew responded to King's Hill, a local recreation site, to locate and retrieve the snowmobilers who were reported missing after the 341st Missile Wing command post received the distress call. The Cascade County Sheriff's Office requested assistance in locating a 75-year-old and a 71-year-  more

KAMIAH, Idaho, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests - issued the following news release: Lolo Pass Visitor Center, located on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests on U.S. Highway 12 at the Idaho/Montana state line, is excited to announce the beginning of a Winter Speaker Series at the visitor center this season. This program offers the public a chance to bring a sack lunch and sit down to enjoy presentations from sp  more