June 8, 2020 Nuclear digital sustainment team wins acquisition award A digital sustainment team for the next U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) recently won one of the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive’s Product Support Innovation awards.
June 5, 2020 AFMC Digital Campaign aims to modernize, streamline life cycle process The Air Force Materiel Command has launched a new Digital Campaign to modernize and streamline the life cycle process of Air Force platforms and systems, ensuring warfighters have the technology required to maintain a competitive advantage over adversaries.“Transitioning to a digital AFMC enterprise
May 22, 2020 SecAF tours KAFB; base sustains national security capabilities during COVID-19 Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett visited Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 20-21, 2020, to visit various mission partners, including the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; explored active mission sets; and get a better understanding of how Team Kirtland has sustained national
May 19, 2020 AFMC preparing for next phase of COVID-19 operations As states across the U.S. begin to slowly reopen their economies, Air Force Materiel Command leaders are similarly readying to return to full mission capacity following major disruptions caused by COVID-19.The plan is for AFMC’s six centers and eight installations to reconstitute and begin to reopen
May 19, 2020 AFNWC splits ICBMs in two: Center realigns to improve nuclear mission focus The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is restructuring its directorates to improve focus on providing nuclear capabilities to the warfighter.
May 15, 2020 Air Force reviews preliminary design for future ICBM Air Force reviewed Northrop Grumman’s preliminary design for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent in late April, advancing the program toward its next milestone and acquisition phase.
May 13, 2020 Morris to lead AFLCMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – Air Force officials announced that Maj. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and will become the commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.If confirmed, Morris will replace Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, who has led
May 5, 2020 Senior Department of the Air Force leaders visit KAFB; Commend Airmen for adaptability during COVID-19 Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force Shon Manasco, along with Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Stephen “Seve” Wilson, and Space Force Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 4, 2020, to observe ongoing efforts during
April 27, 2020 Faster, smarter: virtual hiring fair recruits STEM talent In conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center, the Air Force Materiel Command held a virtual hiring fair April 23, to fill open science, technology, engineering and mathematics positions across the command. This was the third virtual hiring event held by AFMC over the past year, part of an
April 23, 2020 Air Force selects AFNWC major for nuclear operations award Air Force recently named an Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center major at Hill AFB, Utah, as one of its winners of the 2019 Nuclear and Missile Operations Awards.