Malmstrom Air Force Base

Malmstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls, Montana in United States
A UH-1N Iroquois of the 40th Helicopter Squadron prepares to land at Malmstrom AFB.
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Coordinates	47°30′17″N 111°11′14″W / 47.50472°N 111.18722°W / 47.50472; -111.18722
Type	US Air Force base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force (USAF)
Controlled by	Air Force Global Strike Command
Condition	Operational
Website	www.malmstrom.af.mil
Site history
Built	1942 (1942) (as Great Falls Army Air Base)
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Barry Little
Garrison	341st Missile Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: GFA, ICAO: KGFA, FAA LID: GFA, WMO: 727755
Elevation	1,058 metres (3,471 ft) AMSL
Helipads Number Length and surface H1 30 metres (98 ft) asphalt H2 30 metres (98 ft) concrete
Note: Fixed wing aircraft flying ceased in 1996. Source: AirNav.com[1]

Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Cascade County, Montana, United States, adjacent to the city of Great Falls. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom. It is the home of the 341st Missile Wing (341 MW) of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Malmstrom Air Force Base as a census-designated place (CDP). It had a population of 3,472 at the 2010 census.^[2]