Minuteman Aviation, Inc. has been in business for 35 years. It was started in 1964 by Jerry Mamuzich. Jerry used helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to support the Minuteman Missile Construction Project. Jerry actually started this work in 1961 as part owner of Pondera Flying Service, Inc., which is a fixed base operation (FBO) and aerial application business at Conrad, Montana. Jerry is still its' owner and president.

Minuteman Aviation, Inc. supported the Minuteman Missile Construction Project from 1961 to 1970 flying for the construction contractors, Boeing, Army Corp of Engineers, SATAF (the military management team), Air Force, and Government and political representatives from Omaha and Washington, D.C. This work was performed at Great Falls, Montana, Rapid City, South Dakota, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Minot, North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Conrad, Montana. This was done on a year around schedule, using remote landing locations at the missile sites and in weather conditions which taxed skill and capabilities to the fullest. Average flying time per aircraft was 100 hours per month the year around.

After the Minuteman Missile Projects were done, Minuteman Aviation continued to operate on Government contracts, including the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile) Construction at Conrad, Montana, for the Army Corp of Engineers. This project was scrapped after one year due to an agreement which President Nixon signed with Russia.

Minuteman Aviation did extensive flying for the USGS mapping the Rocky Mountain overthrust belt for oil and gas exploration, which was all mountain flying in all kinds of weather. This work lead to seismic support, which Minuteman Aviation also performed. All of these projects were conducted with no maintenance down time and no accidents or incidents. At this same time, Minuteman Aviation was running an aerial spraying operation at Conrad, Montana covering all of North Central Montana. This operation is also still in business as Minuteman.