341st Missile Wing

341st Missile Wing
Maintenance at a wing missile launch site
Active1942–1945; 1946–1949; 1955–1961; 1961–present
Roleintercontinental ballistic missile
Part ofAir Force Global Strike Command
Garrison/HQMalmstrom Air Force Base
Motto(s)Pax Orbis per Arma Aeria Latin World Peace Through Air Strength[1]
EngagementsBurma Campaign 1944-1945
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
341st Missile Wing emblem (approved 22 March 1995)[1]
Patch with 341st Bombardment Wing emblem (approved 5 June 1957)[2]
341st Bombardment Group emblem[3]

47°30′17″N 111°11′14″W / 47.50472°N 111.18722°W / 47.50472; -111.18722 (Malmstrom AFB)

The United States Air Force's 341st Missile Wing is an intercontinental ballistic missile unit headquartered at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Up until 1 July 2008, it was designated as the 341st Space Wing.

Established as a World War II Tenth Air Force North American B-25 Mitchell bomb group in India, the unit served as part of Strategic Air Command during the early part of the Cold War as a Boeing B-47 Stratojet wing, before becoming an intercontinental ballistic missile unit in 1962. Today, the 341st is one of three remaining United States Air Force wings that maintain and operate the LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

  1. ^ a b c Kane, Robert B. (6 April 2012). "Factsheet 341 Missile Wing (AFGSC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ Ravenstein, pp. 180–181
  3. ^ Strotman, Tony (2012). "Web Home of the 341st Bomb Group". usaaf-in-cbi.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.