Jan. 16, 2020 AFMC seeks innovative ideas through Ideascale Campaign To support the drive to deliver what the Air Force needs at the speed of relevance, Airmen and civilians from across the Air Force Materiel Command enterprise are invited to submit innovative ideas and solutions to improve the AFMC mission through the U.S Air Force Ideation Platform, or Ideascale,
Jan. 9, 2020 AFMC beta-testing diagnostic fitness assessments The Air Force Materiel Command will offer diagnostic fitness assessments to Airmen starting Jan. 20. As the Air Force continues to review the overall current fitness assessment guidance for Airmen, the AFMC has elected to implement diagnostic testing as a potential part of the policy change.
Jan. 8, 2020 AFMC command team to host virtual town hall The Air Force Materiel Command commander, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., along with AFMC command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, will host a command-wide virtual town hall Feb. 3, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. ET. The town hall will stream live on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for participants
Nov. 21, 2019 Hundreds of millions of dollars saved with innovation: Weapons Generation Facilities a success story for DoD Over the next several years, Air Force Global Strike Command will continue to improve its lethality and readiness through the upgrade and construction of several new Weapons Generation Facilities across the command. Weapons Generation Facilities consolidate the weapon maintenance, storage and
Nov. 6, 2019 AFNWC civilian appointed to senior executive service position An Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center civilian was promoted to a scientific and professional, or ST, position engaged in research and development in the engineering sciences field.
Oct. 15, 2019 Nuclear weapons center again recognized for excellence The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the sixth time since the center stood up in 2006. The center’s AFOEA awards now span nine consecutive years, from 2009 to 2017.
Oct. 2, 2019 Minuteman III Launches From Vandenberg An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Time from north Vandenberg. Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority.
Aug. 26, 2019 AFNWC and Kirtland employees lean into improvement training More than 200 base employees recently leaned into improvement during a workshop sponsored by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and several Kirtland organizations.
July 25, 2019 Twenty-First Century Nuclear Deterrence: Operationalizing the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review America must maintain credible nuclear deterrent capabilities to convince potential adversaries and allies alike that the US will defend its vital interests and will employ those capabilities, all while hedging against an uncertain future. Despite the changing environment, America continues to view
July 17, 2019 Intern 'Meet Up' teaches emotional intelligence The Intern “Meet Up” event was hosted to help interns across the many mission partners of Kirtland to learn about emotional intelligence, personal bias and spiritual fitness; and to create social ties amongst each other.