• U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Carter, a deputy missile combat crew commander-airborne from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, launches a simulated Minuteman III missile aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury during Glory Trip 220 above the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 2017. Glory Trip is an operational test launch which continues a long history of launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., used to verify, validate and improve the capability of the nation’s ICBM force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keifer Bowes)

    Air Force awards contracts for next-generation ICBM airborne launch control system

    The Air Force awarded two contracts Oct. 3, 2017, for upgrading the system that enables an aircraft to control an intercontinental ballistic missile’s launch from a silo in the ground.
  • Air Force Life Cycle Management Change of Command Ceremony on September 3, 202o at Wright_Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

    Morris takes AFLCMC command

    Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center from Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry on Sept. 3 in a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.  Morris was formerly the AFNWC commander and Air Force program executive officer for strategic systems.
  • An unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missile maneuvers over the Utah Test and Training Range enroute to its final target Sept. 22, 2014, during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program simulated combat mission. The new Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s Air Delivered Capabilities Directorate, referred to as “ND,” has several divisions to include engineering; strategic systems, nuclear weapons systems integration; outside continental U.S. support,; nuclear weapons acquisition; and cruise missile sustainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson)

    USAF awards contracts for new nuclear missile to Lockheed, Raytheon

    The Air Force is on track to replace the aging AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile with modernized weapon capabilities designed for its nuclear bomber fleet, to include the B-21.
  • AFMC commander holds call at Kirtland

    Pawlikowski holds Commander's Call at Kirtland AFB

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, recently visited and provided an update on the 2017 AFMC Strategic Plan during a Commander’s Call held for Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory personnel.“Thank you for what you do,” Pawlikowski said. “It makes me
  • An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 11:34 p.m. PST Feb. 20, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kyla Gifford/Released)

    Air Force awards two contracts for new intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system

    The Air Force announced Aug. 21 the award of two Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction contracts for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. Contracts were awarded to Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Redondo Beach, California.The GBSD program
  • AFA awards Welch award to AFNWC expert

    AFNWC expert wins AFA Welch award

    The Air Force Association recently honored an Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center colonel with the 2017 Gen. Larry D. Welch-Officer Award.
  • 1st Lt. Christiana Fairman and 2nd Lt. Billie DeLuca of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center load more than $3,500 in donated school supplies from AFNWC for delivery to three local Title-I schools.

    AFNWC raises almost $3,500 for local schools

    Members of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center raised thousands of dollars in donations this month for Albuquerque elementary schools. They also surpassed the amount donated in 2016 by nearly 600 percent.They delivered school supplies to Kirtland, Wherry and Mission Avenue elementary schools. These three schools are considered Title-I schools,
  • The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent’s (GBSD) Model-Based Systems Engineering team from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was recently recognized for setting future acquisition program standards with the 2016 Acquisition Excellence Continuous Process Improvement Award. Pictured from the left are: Phillip Ingraham, Nicholas Maughan, Rob Watson, Irvin Jacob, Roy Ramey, Col. Heath Collins, Karl Rogers, Bruce Arnold, Alex Landon, Kyle Fox and Mark Elkins. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    AFNWC nuclear experts capture acquisition awards

    Experts from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill Air Force Base recently received Air Force acquisition excellence awards. These awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated excellence in managing, developing and implementing Air Force acquisition programs.
  • Col. Mark Arnholt, the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center vice commander, pilots a 747-400 COMBI nuclear alert aircraft for the National Nuclear Security Administration as a civilian.

    Reserve Citizen Airman pilots nuclear alert aircraft, leads at AF Nuclear Weapons Center

    Col. Mark Arnholt, the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center vice commander, came to the nuclear enterprise late in his career but that hasn’t deterred him from making an impact there.For most of his career, the Reserve Citizen Airman served as an F-16 pilot with the New Mexico Air National Guard. A civilian job
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    AFNWC raises more than 500 percent of assistance fund goal

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently raised more than 500 percent of its goal for the Air Force Assistance Fund at its headquarters location.At Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, the center raised almost $10,600 for the local Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. With less than 2.5 percent of the base’s active-duty population, the center was the
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