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Dulzia Clinton, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center program manager intern (right), learns about values she shares with Emily Silva, base operational contracting intern, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., July 16, 2019. The Intern “Meet Up” event was created to help create social connections amongst interns working at Kirtland and provide necessary support for their career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)
50th Anniversary: Cape Kennedy launches Minutemen III for Special Test Missile Project
Airmen work on a Minuteman III’s Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) system. Current missiles carry a single warhead. (U.S. Air Force photo)
AFNWC supported unarmed Minuteman III test launch
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:03 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time 2 September 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate...
AFNWC celebrates 50 years of Minuteman III grit
A compilation of footage on the Minuteman III that celebrates the first one going on alert in 1970 until now.
50th Anniversary: First Minuteman III placed on alert at Minot on Aug. 19, 1970
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)
Minuteman III launches from Vandenberg
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:21 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time 4 August 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate...
AFNWC gets new commander and program executive officer
Brig. Gen. Anthony W. “Awgie” Genatempo, left, speaks to Maj. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris, right, during the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's ceremony where Genatempo assumed command from Morris. (Air Force photo by Capt. Matthew Rice)
Nuclear digital sustainment team wins acquisition award
The goal is to leverage modern digital capabilities to decrease the time it takes to move a weapon system from a concept into the hands of a warfighter, while providing the ability to adapt capabilities at speed to meet the requirements of today’s...
Air Force reviews preliminary design for future ICBM
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)
Air Force selects single contractor for future Long-Range Standoff Weapon development
An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile is released from a B-52H Stratofortress over the Utah Test and Training Range on Sept. 22, 2014. The Long-Range Standoff Weapon is the future replacement for the ALCM.

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On Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center announced the award of a Department of Defense contract to build the 5...
AFCEC announces 2020 Air Force Design Awards winners
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U.S. Air Forces Central and the Israeli Air Force conducted exercise Enduring Lightning III Oct. 12, in the skies over Is...

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