Search and rescue

A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 40th Helicopter Squadron hovers over the Montana skyline near the Rocky Mountain Front during a search and rescue training sortie Nov. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura).

Search and rescue

The silhouette of a UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 40th Helicopter Squadron hovers over the Montana skyline near the Rocky Mountain Front during a search and rescue training sortie Nov. 19. The stokes litter, a stretcher designed to transport people from the ground to the helicopter while in the air, is slowly lowered by the on-board flight engineer for a simulated search and recovery mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura).

Snowbirds honor one of their fallen

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerial demonstration team performs a fly-by in honor of their lost teammate, Capt. Shawn McCaughey, Snowbirds 2 pilot, at their end-of-season show in front of special guests, family and friends Oct. 12 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Snowbirds wanted to thank Malmstrom for their efforts in May after Captain McCaughey died during a practice flight on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and invited 11 Airmen up for their final show of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura).

Snowbirds glide through Canadian skies

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerial demonstration team at the 15 Wing celebrated their end-of-season show with special guests, family and friends Oct. 12 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Snowbirds wanted to thank Malmstrom for their efforts in May after one of their pilots died during a practice flight on base, and invited 11 Airmen up for their last show of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eydie Sakura).

Predator's 250,000th hour

An MQ-1 Predator sits on display after commemorating the 250,000th flight hour June 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

Homeward bound

Members of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Aerial Demonstration Team returned to Great Falls May 31 to retrieve their aircraft and return them to 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Before departing June 1, the eight-ship demonstration team and three support aircraft flew over Malmstrom and the Montana Veterans Memorial before heading for home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Valerie Mullett)