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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A UH-1N helicopter with the 40th Helicopter Squadron prepare to land during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont.Interagency exercise paves way for progressive training
                        
                        
                        A UH-1N Iroquois with the 40th Helicopter Squadron prepare to land during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont. The 40th HS provided support during the exercise by transporting tactical response force Airmen, as well as providing medical transportation for the moulage victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson)
                
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        Airman 1st Class Evan Tomasko, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron missile security operator, mans a turret in a Humvee during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont.Interagency exercise paves way for progressive training
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class Evan Tomasko, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron missile security operator, mans a turret in a Humvee during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont. Tomasko was part of the team responsible for recapturing and recovering a nuclear asset during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson)
                
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        An Airman with the 341st Security Support Squadron tactical response force moves through a field during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont.Interagency exercise paves way for progressive training
                        
                        
                        An Airman with the 341st Security Support Squadron tactical response force moves through a field during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont. TRF Airmen worked with missile security forces Airmen to recapture and recover a nuclear asset during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson)
                
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        An Airman with the 341st Security Support Squadron tactical response force provides Tactical Combat Casualty Care during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont.Interagency exercise paves way for progressive training
                        
                        
                        An Airman with the 341st Security Support Squadron tactical response force provides Tactical Combat Casualty Care during an integrated recapture and recovery exercise June 11, 2019, at an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Simms, Mont. TCCC is used to stabilize the injured until medical teams arrive and assess the injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson)
                
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Interagency exercise paves way for progressive trainingPublished June 14, 2019
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson
                    
                    
                    341st Missile Wing Public Affairs
            **MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. (AFNS) --**Military innovation, adaptability and technical and tactical advantages are vital to maintain the nation’s defense posture.
By evaluating operations, units see what changes can be made to enhance training, policies and procedures.
Members of the 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron, 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st Security Support Squadron tactical response force, 341st Medical Group and 341st Missile Wing safety, with support from the 12th Missile Squadron, participated in an integrated exercise, displaying the weapons and tactics used during a recapture and recovery of an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility.
“This was a wing level, interoperability training exercise,” said 2nd Lt. Paul Wiza, 841st MSFS flight leader and on-scene commander during the exercise. “We had an integration of different response forces and backup forces to test our capabilities when it comes to recapture and recovery operations.”
The training simulated a hostile’s attempt to capture a nuclear asset. Security forces Airmen, who arrived by both Humvee and helicopter, began to combat the threat and worked their way toward retaking control of the launch facility. After neutralizing the threat, recapturing and securing the launch facility, the Airmen performed self-aid buddy care and tactical combat casualty care.
The 341st MDG team then treated the moulage victims by triaging and treating any unaddressed or life threatening injuries. They also simulated stabilizing patients and transporting them onto helicopters for medical evacuation.
“Medical’s role in the exercise is to provide guidance and identify what medical practices may have been done wrong, what can be improved upon and what our strengths are,” said Tech. Sgt. Stenneth Smith, 341st Medical Operations Squadron clinical medicine flight chief. “We’re trying to learn what our capabilities are with the other units and becoming a cohesive team.”
While training occurs every day at Malmstrom Air Force Base, this specific exercise was distinctive due to the interoperability between the various units.
“This training was unique because most of the year we do training like this within our squadron,” Wiza said. “We don’t usually get to work with other units, such as the 40th HS or 341st MDG. This is the 841st’s first wing-level, interoperability exercise with other squadrons for this type of training.”
In a combined effort to innovate and improve the interoperability between various units on base, members from each squadron spent months planning this exercise. Seeing it finally come to fruition lived up to the long wait, Wiza said.
“This is a stepping stone of how we want to do exercises,” Wiza said. “We innovated our tactical and strategic operations and tried new things. I’m happy we made this work and am excited to see everyone coming together to get the job done.”innovation 



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