Missile Maintenance Training

Airman 1st Class Emilio Gilliam, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance trainee, performs topside maintenance of a launch facility March 27, 2021, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. After technical school, missile maintainers continue their career progression with on-the-job training at their first duty stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob M. Thompson)

Missile maintainers from the 341st Maintenance Group conduct training March 19, 2021, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Maintainers train regularly to ensure constant mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob M. Thompson)

Senior Airman Ruel Gomez, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance trainee, studies a technical order March 27, 2021, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Technical orders provide Airmen clear instructions to complete tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob M. Thompson)

Staff Sgt. Richard Straniere, 373rd Training Squadron Detachtment 22 missile maintenance team trainer, instructs missile maintainers in launch facility topside procedures March 19, 2021, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Missile maintainers, like Straniere, sustain the bedrock of military stability globally: intercontinental ballistic missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob M. Thompson)

Tech. Sgt. Louis Toth, 373rd Training Squadron Det. 22 electromechanical team instructor, looks on as maintainers conduct training March 19, 2021, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Missile maintainers sustain the base’s intercontinental ballistic missiles and ensure thesites operate as they should. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob M. Thompson)