History

Spectators watch as Great Falls Army Air Base's first B-17 aircraft lands on the runway. (U.S. Air Force/courtesy photo)

History

A large crew processes a Lend-Lease C-47 in the final outfitting hangar in June, 1945. (U.S. Air Force/courtesy photo)

ICBM History

A Minuteman ICBM is silhouetted within the smoke produced by its launch. The Minuteman was the first ICBM to use solid fuel. (Courtesy photo)

ICBM History

Pictured here is an Atlas ICBM. These missiles were equipped with a stage-and-a-half propulsion system. (Courtesy photo)

Energy Awareness

October has arrived and with it comes Energy Awareness Month. (Courtesy photo)

Highwood Baldy Mountain radio tower

The new antenna and radio site atop Highwood Baldy Mountain roughly 40 miles northeast of Great Falls is the latest joint project between the Air Force and Montana Army National Guard. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carried the last shipment of four microwave dishes Aug. 21 in support of the Wide Area Coverage Project supported by Air Force Space Command. The project brings Air Force and Montana communication capabilities into the 21st Century through digital communication. The microwave dishes will be installed on a 100-foot tower that was brought up in 20-foot sections. The MANG completed 50 lifts in a two week time frame. Today was the culmination of the last airlift. The new antenna will also support Choteau, Cascade and Judith Basin counties; Montana Highway Patrol; Montana Department of Transportation; local law enforcement agencies; and first-responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eydie Sakura)