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.
Nov. 23, 2020 Nuclear weapons experts win Defense acquisition awards Several AFNWC experts recently won the Defense Department’s most prestigious acquisition awards.