Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. (May 9, 2025): If the Air Force needs something built, anywhere in the world, they depend on the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron. In this photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers, Structural Apprentice Airman 1st Class Alavinia Dishmond cuts a piece of vinyl to create custom signs that support base operations, safety, and communication.

The 341st is skilled at building construction including installing and maintaining essential utility systems such as water, electricity, and heating and air conditioning. The squadron operates, constructs, and maintains facilities on Malmstrom Air Force Base’s 220 missile complex sites that cover 13,800 square miles. In this role, the squadron manages engineering, military family housing, fire protection, disaster preparedness, and explosive ordnance disposal.

In wartime, the squadron prepares and deploys expeditionary combat support to establish essential infrastructure. This includes setting up specialized control centers, emergency medical stations, and decontamination sites that can be operational in the shortest possible time. They are experts at constructing temporary structures in austere environments and in the rapid repair of runways and airport facilities.

When the Air Force needs a team to quickly establish functional airports in extreme environments, they depend on these exceptionally talented specialists to get the job done.