June 13, 2025 DAF Weapons Safety Division rewrites nuclear safety design criteria The Air Force Safety Center Weapons Safety Division recently hosted over 80 weapons safety experts from across the Air Force, including industry and government partners, for a three-day rewrite of the Department of the Air Force Manual 91-119, "Safety Design Criteria for Nuclear Weapons Systems
June 12, 2025 Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DoD budget request for billions in funding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DoD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026.
June 5, 2025 AFGSC releases Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments for Missile Community Cancer Study AFGSC presented the results of its Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments for its three active missile bases during a virtual town hall June 4, 2025, as part of its ongoing Missile Community Cancer Study.
June 3, 2025 OPSEC: It's more than a checklist – it's mission assurance OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
June 2, 2025 Beyond the greens: Leading with GOLF Commentary: The modern workplace is facing a crisis of disengagement. Burnout is rampant, turnover is high and productivity is often lagging. While traditional management models focus on one-sided metrics and bottom lines, a new approach is needed — one that prioritizes the human element and fosters
May 30, 2025 Air Force, NNSA complete assembly of first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb ahead of schedule U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced May 19, 2025, at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, that the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has completed the manufacture of the first B61-13 gravity bomb, the latest modification to the B61 family of
May 30, 2025 30th LRS supports arrival, training of new Payload Transporter Replacement at Vandenberg SFB The Payload Transporter Replacement (PTR) sits staged for training May 15, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. After eight years in development by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, the PTR modernizes the transport, maintenance and sustainment of Aerospace Vehicle Equipment for the
May 30, 2025 Minot AFB continues nuclear modernization with Detachment 12 activation Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, activated Sentinel Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) Detachment 12 during a ceremony here, May 21, 2025. The event marked a crucial step in preparing the base’s infrastructure to support the establishment of the next-generation
May 29, 2025 2024 Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Nuclear and Missile Operations functional award winners announced Department of the Air Force officials recently named the 2024 winners of the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Awards and the Nuclear and Missile Operations functional awards.
May 21, 2025 AFGSC announces MCCS Virtual Town Hall to discuss Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments AFGSC will hold a public virtual town hall June 4 to discuss the latest results from the Missile Community Cancer Study. AFGSC leaders and medical professionals from USAFSAM will discuss the recently completed Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments for each of the three missile bases. The CHRAs use