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Feb 2012
Nuclear Capabilities Directorate activated
"A textbook bittersweet day" was the way Col. Clarence "CJ" Johnson, director of the new Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Nuclear Capabilities Directorate, described Jan. 27, as the 498th Nuclear Systems Wing was inactivated and the Nuclear Capabilities Directorate was activated.Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, AFNWC commander, presided at the
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Apr 2011
Museum has the "Gadget"
New Mexico was thrust into the international spotlight in 1945 as the location of the Trinity Site, where the world's first atomic bomb, code named "the Gadget," was tested.
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Feb 2011
Focusing on the future
AFNWC commander outlines plans for center"Keeping America safe and preparing for its ultimate defense is a team effort." -- Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, AFNWC commanderAfter taking command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak is looking toward the future."I would like to continue to strengthen the role of the AFNWC
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Jan 2011
Nuclear weapons center attains full operational capability
The commander of Air Force Materiel Command declared full operational capability for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center during the change of command ceremony Jan. 20, 2011.During his comments, AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman spoke to the center's growth and noted that the center was the single focal point for the Air Force "in the sustainment
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Jan 2011
AFNWC gains new commander
Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak took command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center yesterday in a ceremony here.Previously, General Harencak was the principal assistant deputy administrator for military application, office of defense programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, in Washington, D.C.His duties included
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Jan 2011
AFNWC commander reflects on tenure here
For nearly three years, Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas has commanded the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, seeing it through great changes. The new year will bring new challenges for General Thomas, as he has been selected to become the vice commander of Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.General Thomas took over AFNWC in
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Dec 2010
AF Nuclear Weapons Center improves tracking, monitoring of nuclear weapons
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has created a worldwide logistics function to monitor activities within the nuclear enterprise, tracking the location and status of all Air Force nuclear weapons and related material.Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, AFNWC commander, cut the ribbon Dec. 10 on the Sustainment and Integration Center at Kirtland Air
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Nov 2010
Air Force announces senior leader changes
The Air Force announced Nov. 18, 2010, the reassignment of Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, to vice commander at Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, currently principal assistant deputy administrator for
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Sep 2009
Air Force demilitarizes big backlog of nuclear weapons-related components
The Air Force has undertaken a massive effort to demilitarize more than 100,000 nuclear weapons-related legacy assets from its intercontinental ballistic missile, aircraft and space test programs.Under a $35 million, five-year plan funded by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Materiel Command organizations are placing excess assets from more
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Sep 2009
AFMC leaders continue to focus on nuclear sustainment
Sustaining the Air Force nuclear arsenal was emphasized by Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, as he led his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters senior staff through two days of in-depth discussions during AFMC's semi-annual senior leaders conference here Sept. 1 and 2.General Hoffman used the
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