In 1971, women made up just 1% of the military services. And still, it was only in 2021 that women were issued newly designed, proper fitting tactical vests.
Before they were allowed to serve as missile combat crew members in 1978, Strategic Air Command had to first fund research studies which determined the American public believed women had the mental and physical attributes required to serve.įast-forward to 1985 and women were officially allowed to join the security forces career field. It was not long ago that certain jobs in the Air Force were still excluded for women. “In doing the all-women’s alert, it is a testament to how far we have come not only as missileers but also in the other career fields that typically support the mission.” “It’s not terribly uncommon to not only be the only woman on alert but the only woman at the alert facility,” Deaver described of her job. Hannah Deaver, 12th Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander, the typical demographics of a MAF on any given alert cycle is entirely male. Their posting was an annual event in honor of Women’s History Month and served as a testament on how far women in the military have come since 1948, when they were first allowed to enlist in the Air Force.Īccording to 1st Lt.
The group was comprised of missileers, security forces members, one facility manager and one chef they executed a typical weeklong posting which consisted of 24-hour operations above and below ground. On March 23, it happened that the only personnel who manned Alpha 01-MAF were women from the 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base. The few pale-colored buildings sitting atop Alpha 01-Missile Alert Facility are surrounded by chain-link fencing, simply identified by one small brown entry sign and serve as the only visible portion of a fortress that functions to operate, maintain and secure the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
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