Great Falls, Montana

Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, in the north-central part of the state. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,690. It is the county seat of Cascade County{{GR|6}}. Great Falls is famous for having the shortest river in the world nearby, the Roe River. The city is home to Montana State University, University of Great Falls and the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind. The local newspaper is the Great Falls Tribune.

Military

Great Falls is home to Malmstrom Air Force Base and the 341st Space Wing. The 341st Operations Group provides the forces to launch, monitor and secure the wing's Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and missile alert facilities (MAF).

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These ICBMs and MAFs are dispersed over the largest missile complex in the Western Hemisphere, an area encompasing some 23,000 square miles (approximately the size of the state of West Virginia).

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The group manages a variety of equipment, facilities, and vehicles worth more than $5 billion.

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