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Aug. 23, 2021
AFNWC hosts inaugural Pitch Day for small business solutions to technical challenges

AFNWC hosted its inaugural, invitation-only “Pitch Day” Aug. 17 to consider proposals from several small technology businesses.
March 1, 2021
Center breaks ground for new nuclear missile facility

AFNWC held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the construction of a new facility for its Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program.
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. 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.
Oct. 29, 2020
AFNWC team supports ICBM test launch

A team of AFNWC experts supported the recent launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile to verify its accuracy and reliability, providing valuable data to ensure this safe, secure, effective nuclear deterrent is ready every day to defend the United States and its allies.

AFNWC hosts inaugural Pitch Day for small business solutions to technical challenges