Aug. 21, 2017 Air Force awards two contracts for new intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system The Air Force announced Aug. 21 the award of two Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction contracts for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. Contracts were awarded to Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama, and Northrop Grumman Systems
Aug. 18, 2017 AFNWC expert wins AFA Welch award The Air Force Association recently honored an Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center colonel with the 2017 Gen. Larry D. Welch-Officer Award.
Aug. 16, 2017 AFNWC raises almost $3,500 for local schools Members of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center raised thousands of dollars in donations this month for Albuquerque elementary schools. They also surpassed the amount donated in 2016 by nearly 600 percent.They delivered school supplies to Kirtland, Wherry and Mission Avenue elementary schools. These
July 26, 2017 AFNWC nuclear experts capture acquisition awards Experts from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill Air Force Base recently received Air Force acquisition excellence awards. These awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated excellence in managing, developing and implementing Air Force acquisition programs.
July 19, 2017 Reserve Citizen Airman pilots nuclear alert aircraft, leads at AF Nuclear Weapons Center Col. Mark Arnholt, the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center vice commander, came to the nuclear enterprise late in his career but that hasn’t deterred him from making an impact there.For most of his career, the Reserve Citizen Airman served as an F-16 pilot with
July 18, 2017 AFNWC raises more than 500 percent of assistance fund goal The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently raised more than 500 percent of its goal for the Air Force Assistance Fund at its headquarters location.At Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, the center raised almost $10,600 for the local Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. With less than 2.5 percent of the
June 22, 2017 Programmed Depot Maintenance: A major milestone in Minuteman III sustainment Since the first Minuteman I came on alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles have been the cornerstone of America’s nuclear deterrent force. Designed for a 10-year life, the Minuteman III is still going strong after more than 45 years as the
May 23, 2017 AFNWC receives Air Force Organizational Excellence award The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the fourth time since the center stood up in 2006. The four awards span seven consecutive years, from 2009 through 2015.Ensuring U.S. nuclear weapons are “never doubted and always feared,” AFNWC
April 17, 2017 AFNWC team supports ICBM test launch A team of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center experts supported the recent launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile to verify its accuracy and reliability, providing valuable data to ensure a continued safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent.
April 13, 2017 Inert nuclear gravity bomb passes first F-16 flight test An Air Force F-16 aircraft released an inert B61 nuclear bomb in a test recently, demonstrating the aircraft's capability to deliver the weapon and testing the functioning of the weapon's non-nuclear components, including the arming and fire control system, radar altimeter, spin rocket motors and