US Navy

I was at an event up at a hangar at the Billings airport recently...the hangar door was open so I could look out and see the runway, the wide open plains, and the pine trees off in the distance...and it took me back to one year ago and the incredible air show featuring the US Navy's Blue Angels.

The photo above from "The Buzz" in Glasgow says it all- BEAST MODE. How else would you describe Glasgow, Montana's Dalton Sand who is now playing rugby for the US Naval Academy?

Tons of great happenings coming later this year to Billings, thanks to the US Navy.

Image the look on the faces of the two drug runners when the formidable ship approached their puny speed boat, loaded with bales of cocaine.

He was just a 17-year-old radioman at Pearl Harbor when the bombs started falling. Charlie Dowd retired to Anaconda in his 60s in 1984 and was a true hero, earning two Bronze Stars for his efforts in Hawaii.

Yesterday afternoon (11/9) I happened to be at Scheels. My brother was in town and we were loitering around waiting for his paperwork on a new gun purchase. Suddenly, at least a dozen men and women in uniform come strolling through the store. "Ar...

The US Navy Blue Angels are coming to Billings in August 2023. This will be the first airshow in Billings since 2000.

The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters are coming to Billings in February. Tickets are free, and available starting December 7th at the ABT.

Our very own US Navy submarine representing the state of Montana is still awaiting a commissioning date, but was officially launched earlier this month. Later this week the captain of the boat himself will join Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) for an update from the Montana state capitol.