Montana Youth Challenge Academy to Host Educator Airlift Event on October 8th

The Montana Youth Challenge Academy, in partnership with the Montana National Guard 1-189th (General Support Aviation Battalion) and the University of Montana Western, will be hosting an educator airlift event on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

This event provides Montana high school administrators, counselors, and staff an opportunity to interact with current cadets and learn more about the Challenge Model of youth development and UMW’s Experience One program.

Attendees will be flying in from locations across the state including the cities of: Kalispell, Missoula, Great Falls, Helena, Billings, and Bozeman. The purpose of this event is to create statewide partnerships so that MYCA can better support Montana’s youth.

As part of the day’s activities, military helicopters are scheduled to land around noon on the south end of campus in the tailgating/parking area.

This will be an exciting opportunity to see aircraft land on campus, but it also requires some important safety measures:

• The south tailgating/parking lot and the adjacent parking lot near the BARC will be closed during the event.

• These areas must remain clear to provide safe landing space and to account for rotor wash from the helicopters as they land and take off throughout the afternoon.

• To ensure public safety, it is critical that all observers stay clear of these areas on October 8. 

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping these spaces clear and safe for this special event. For more information, please contact the Montana Youth Challenge Academy at 406-960-4424.

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