Dec. 22, 2010 AF Nuclear Weapons Center improves tracking, monitoring of nuclear weapons The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has created a worldwide logistics function to monitor activities within the nuclear enterprise, tracking the location and status of all Air Force nuclear weapons and related material.Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, AFNWC commander, cut the ribbon Dec. 10 on the
Nov. 19, 2010 Air Force announces senior leader changes The Air Force announced Nov. 18, 2010, the reassignment of Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, to vice commander at Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, currently
Sept. 30, 2009 Air Force demilitarizes big backlog of nuclear weapons-related components The Air Force has undertaken a massive effort to demilitarize more than 100,000 nuclear weapons-related legacy assets from its intercontinental ballistic missile, aircraft and space test programs.Under a $35 million, five-year plan funded by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Materiel Command
Sept. 8, 2009 AFMC leaders continue to focus on nuclear sustainment Sustaining the Air Force nuclear arsenal was emphasized by Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, as he led his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters senior staff through two days of in-depth discussions during AFMC's semi-annual senior leaders conference
Aug. 20, 2009 Four munitions operations activated under AFNWC With the activation and assumption of command for the 798th Munitions Maintenance Group at Minot AFB, N.D., August 18, the Air Force significantly advanced one of its top goals -- reinvigorating its nuclear enterprise. The maintenance group was the last of four similar organizations to stand-up this
March 9, 2009 AFMC leaders urged to focus on nuclear sustainment and other command priorities From a top priority of robust nuclear sustainment to increased warfighter support and resource conservation, Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, charged his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters staff to make the command's priorities a fundamental part of
April 9, 2007 Happy birthday NWC: Nuclear Weapons Center celebrates year of success In the short time it has existed the Nuclear Weapons Center here has had a lot of accomplishments on its way to becoming the Air Force's Nuclear Center of Excellence.The NWC was created here March 31, 2006 and has two wings under it, the 498th Armament Systems Wing and the 377th Air Base Wing.In
April 3, 2006 Nuclear Weapons Center the right organization at the right time “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Nuclear Weapons Center has been activated.”With that announcement March 31, Kirtland Air Force Base took another important step in its long history as a center of nuclear activity.In a ceremony replete with military tradition, Col. Gregory Foraker, formerly the director of
March 20, 2006 Nuclear Weapons Center set to open at Kirtland Kirtland will become the home of Air Force Materiel Command's newest organization, the Nuclear Weapons Center, on March 31."The base has been at the heart of nuclear activities for over 60 years, so it is no surprise that the NWC would find a home here," said Col. Greg Foraker, director of the