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Sept. 16, 2024
Kendall highlights accomplishments, urgency to finish transitioning to Great Power Competition

Conceding that his future as secretary is connected to the outcome of November’s election, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall used a high-profile keynote address Sept. 16 to highlight achievements modernizing and reshaping the Air Force and Space Force while also emphasizing unfinished work
Sept. 16, 2024
AFMC stands up Integrated Development Office, latest GPC milestone

The Integrated Development Office is a command-level office designed to acquire the right capabilities and field them faster and more effectively across AFMC and the Air Force enterprise.
Sept. 9, 2024
Air Force realigns to ensure readiness, future competitiveness

Air Force Materiel Command will consolidate and establish new centers to rapidly develop, procure, field and sustain a pipeline of competitive capabilities to deliver decisive advantages to the force.
Sept. 9, 2024
REVIL, enabling the next generation of re-entry vehicle research

The Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory, or REVIL, will serve AFRL’s Nuclear Mission branch and provide a state-of-the-art lab space for integrating test units for next-generation re-entry vehicle research and technology here.
Sept. 6, 2024
Hispanic Heritage mentoring panel set for Sept. 23

The Air Force Materiel Command will host a virtual mentoring panel in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month at noon Eastern time Sept. 23 on Microsoft Teams.
Aug. 28, 2024
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center earns 10th organizational excellence award

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the 2022 Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award.
Aug. 27, 2024
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center stands up merged ICBM Systems Directorate

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is reorganizing its execution directorates to better serve the nuclear enterprise.
Aug. 26, 2024
AFMC civilians secure Academic Year 2025 Civilian Development opportunities

Air Force Materiel Command civilians continue to dominate Department of the Air Force Civilian Development, securing 699 Academic Year 2025 slots in programs across the developmental spectrum.
Aug. 16, 2024
Sentinel: The History of the DAF Modernizing the Backbone of America’s National Security

The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure and effective.
Aug. 14, 2024
AFNWC internship gives students experience, credits for future career

With parents and senior leaders from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in attendance, 28 student interns graduated from the Air Launched Cruise Missile Summer Training Program held here June 3-7, 2024. The program introduces high school students to real-world projects faced by the AFNWC Missile