Missile support Airmen

Staff Sgt. Ryan Bullard breaks for a nap at the end of the day after hosting guests at his missile alert facility and ensuring his facility manager-in-training has passed his training evaluation March 12, 2013, in Montana. Facility managers serve four days at a time at any one of the 341st Missile Wing’s 15 missile alert facilities, which are spread across 13,800 square miles of various Montana landscapes. While posted to the missile complex FMs eat, sleep, exercise and work. Bullard is a facility manager assigned to the 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)

Missile support Airmen

Airman 1st Class Thomas Huenink (left) and Senior Airman Jacob Petersen play catch during a break at a missile alert facility February 28, 2013, in Wyoming. The Airmen who work at the MAF live and work at the facility 24/7 during their three-or four-day shifts. Huenink and Petersen are assigned to the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Missile support Airmen

Airman 1st Class Thomas Huenink (center) yells out to an “aggressor” while Senior Airman Jacob Petersen (background) provides overwatch and Senior Airman Kendra Walker calls down to the capsule during a training scenario in a missile alert facility March 28, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Alarm response force team members routinely run scenarios to keep their skills sharp. Huenink, Petersen and Walker are assigned to the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Missile support Airmen

Airmen from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron approach a launch facility February 28, 2013. The Airmen perform regular checks of the launch facilities and train to regain control from aggressors in the event of unauthorized entry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Missile support Airmen

Airman 1st Class Lachaundre Wilson rings up a customer’s order and gathers their change from the cash register March 12, 2013, at a missile alert facility nearly two hours from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Missile chefs post out to the missile complex for four days during which they cook and serve meals, clean the kitchen, and check and update the food inventory, among other tasks. Wilson is a chef assigned to the 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)

Missile support Airmen

Staff Sgt. Ryan Bullard breaks for a nap at the end of the day after hosting guests at his missile alert facility and ensuring his facility manager-in-training has passed his training evaluation March 12, 2013, in Montana. Facility managers serve four days at a time at any one of the 341st Missile Wing’s 15 missile alert facilities, which are spread across 13,800 square miles of various Montana landscapes. While posted to the missile complex FMs eat, sleep, exercise and work. Bullard is a facility manager assigned to 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)