Jan. 14, 2021 Accountability Task Force completes initial assessment, identifies way ahead for AFMC The Air Force Materiel Command convened an Accountability Task Force to examine a variety of factors that affect accountability across the organization and has recommended actions to address those issues.
Jan. 13, 2021 Joint Chiefs of Staff issue letter to Joint Force in response to January 6 assault on U.S. Capitol JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- In response to the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses its Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardians in the letter below/attached. They remind us "as Service Members, we must embody the values and ideals of the Nation. We
Jan. 7, 2021 AFMC leadership to host virtual town hall Air Force Materiel Command leadership will host a command-wide virtual town hall, Wed., Feb. 3, 2021, at 3 p.m. ET.
Dec. 28, 2020 AFMC Connect continues focus on resiliency, connectedness for 2021 The Air Force Materiel Command will continue to focus on resiliency in 2021 through the AFMC Connect program. The initiative, launched in January 2020, provides monthly training topics for leaders to use for facilitating deliberate and meaningful discussions with teams in an effort to increase unit
Dec. 28, 2020 50th Anniversary: First Minuteman III squadron starts operations On Dec. 29, 1970, the first Minuteman III squadron obtained full operational status.
Dec. 28, 2020 Commentary: Minuteman III still stands for nuclear deterrence 50 years later Fifty years after achieving operational alert, one leg of the nuclear triad continues to stand as world’s most formidable arm of nuclear deterrence.
Dec. 20, 2020 Space Force Leader to Become 8th Member of Joint Chiefs The Joint Chiefs of Staff will grow by one member when Space Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond joins the highest-ranking military, deliberative body in the Defense Department on Dec. 20.
Dec. 14, 2020 50th Anniversary: Last Minuteman III launches from Cape Kennedy As 1970 crept towards the end of the year, continued launches of the Minuteman III ICBM at the Eastern Range of Cape Kennedy, Florida (now known as Cape Canaveral), were nearing an end as well.
Nov. 23, 2020 Nuclear weapons experts win Defense acquisition awards Several AFNWC experts recently won the Defense Department’s most prestigious acquisition awards.
Nov. 20, 2020 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s executive director promoted Joseph Oder was recently promoted within the Senior Executive Service.