Looking to the Future of the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise
Abstract
Within the last few years, there has been a call to bring the nuclear mission back to what it was in the eyes of many Air Force leaders. The first leading step to developing the key nuclear mission set is standing up Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) to take the lead of organization and training of two thirds of the nuclear triad. To understand the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise, one needs to look to the past and see how Strategic Air Command (SAC) came into existences. The decades from the ending of SAC in 1991 to 2015 also impacted the culture of the nuclear mission.The first command to accept the nuclear mission sets, both bomber and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), after the end of the Cold War was Air Combat Command (ACC). The ICBMs would move out of ACC to Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) in 1993. A thorough review was conducted of the surveys performed under each command to see how culture changed in the Nuclear Enterprise. The study highlights the positive and negative impacts on the current Nuclear Enterprise culture. The research goal is the nuclear mission has evolved and change in culture takes time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1017988
Entities
People
- Robert C Evans
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology