Feb. 21, 2019 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recognizes annual award winners The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center announced its annual award winners at a ceremony Jan. 24 at the Mountain View Club here.“Congratulations to our winners for their exceptional efforts throughout 2018 to ensure our nation’s most powerful weapon systems are never doubted and always feared,” said
Feb. 5, 2019 Nuclear Weapons Center recognized for excellence The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the fifth time since the center stood up in 2006.
Dec. 21, 2018 Nuclear weapons interns graduate into permanent jobs Several civilian interns recently graduated from their training with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Under the Air Force Civilian Intern Program, 24 interns were recognized for successfully completing a two- or three-year program of on-the-job training, professional and personal development,
Dec. 12, 2018 Dec. 16 marks 60th anniversary of Vandenberg’s first nuclear-capable ballistic missile launch On Nov. 6, an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., down the Western Test Range over the Pacific Ocean. The launch was supported by members of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, especially the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems
Dec. 6, 2018 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s executive director receives Presidential Rank Award The White House recently recognized the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s Executive Director Joseph Oder as a 2018 Air Force recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive.
Dec. 4, 2018 Nuclear bomb kit reaches major milestone for production phase The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received formal approval in late October to enter the production phase for the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb’s new guided tail-kit assembly, or TKA.
Nov. 9, 2018 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center leader selected for first star Col. John Olson, a U.S. Air Force Reservist, was nominated for the promotion this month by the President, pending Senate confirmation.
Oct. 15, 2018 19 interns graduate into nuclear center jobs Nineteen civilian interns recently graduated from their training with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.
Sept. 14, 2018 Pawlikowski, Rand inducted into Order of the Nucleus The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently inducted two new members, the former commanders of Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Global Strike Command, into its prestigious Order of the Nucleus for their extraordinary support of the Air Force nuclear mission.
Aug. 15, 2018 Aug. 16 marks 50th anniversary of first Minuteman III launch Fifty years ago, 1968 was a tumultuous year, from North Vietnam’s surprise “Tet Offensive” to Dr. King’s assassination, from race riots in major U.S. cities, to the first humans orbiting the moon. And in August of that year, three major powers conducted nuclear-related tests.