The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is the nuclear-focused center within Air Force Materiel Command, synchronizing all aspects of nuclear materiel management on behalf of the AFMC commander in direct support of Air Force Global Strike Command. It consists of five major execution directorates: Air-Delivered Capabilities; Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Systems; Minuteman III Systems; Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Integration; and Nuclear Technology and Integration, as well as several directorates in various functional areas, such as contracting, personnel, etc.
There are also two Air Force Program Executive Officers (PEOs):
- NC3 PEO (dual-hatted as the director for AFNWC NC3 Integration Directorate)
- Strategic Systems PEO (dual-hatted as the commander for AFNWC)