AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER
The Nucleus of America’s Deterrent
AFNWC/NC
New Horizons Briefing
Col Alfonso LaPuma
Nuclear Command, Control &
Communications Integration Directorate
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Overview
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Why the directorate was stood up
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What the Nuclear Command, Control & Communication Weapon
System (NC3 WS) is
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What the directorate (AFNWC/NC) will look like
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What the PEO (AF PEO for NC3) will look like
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What we’ve done to date
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Where we are going and where we need your help
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Why the Directorate Was Stood Up
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Materiel management of AF NC3 as a Weapon System provides an
integrated approach vs a stove-piped approach
 The AF NC3 WS captures the current, planned and future
capabilities provided by host platforms and facilities
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Potential savings from synergies and cost avoidance as we move
forward
 Also maintaining a “do no harm” mandate
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AF NC3 Weapon System
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Nuclear Command, Control and
Communications System
A System of Systems
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AF NC3 Weapon System
A Communications System of Systems Enabling Nuclear Command and Control
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AF NC3 Weapon System
A Communications System of Systems
Enabling Nuclear Command and Control
AF NC3
Weapon
System
Air Force
Radios and
Terminals
establishing
and functioning
across
the NC3 Networks
residing on tasked
host platforms and
mission facilities
identified as
NC3 Configuration
Elements
NC3 Senior
Leader
Communications
NC3 Primary
Control Centers
and Sensors
NC3 Senior
Leader
communications
systems aboard
AF aircraft used
to transport
POTUS, SecDef,
and key
Presidential
advisors in times
of national crisis
or tension
NC3
communications
systems aboard
AF/
AF-supported
Primary NC2
Centers and AF
NC3
communications
systems
conveying sensor
data
AF Nuclear
Delivery Systems
NC3
communications
systems aboard
AF nuclear
delivery systems
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Nuclear Support
and Recovery
Teams
NC3
communications
systems aboard
AF platforms,
within AF facilities
and with AF teams
supporting AF
nuclear delivery
systems or their
direct mission
support activities
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AF NC3 WS – 3 Baselines
Operational Baseline (OB)
• The “as-is” system
• Represents Warfighter/User
Target Baseline (TB)
• Future “to-be” system
• Represents AF NC3 future needs
• No funding yet
Implementation Baseline (IB)
•
•
•
•
The “to-be” system
Current acquisition programs
Funding & defined requirements
Represents Acquisition
All baselines support transition from ideation to reality,
driving roadmap to the future!
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AFNWC/NC
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AFNWC Organization
Commander and Air Force Program Executive Officer
for Strategic Systems
Maj Gen Scott W. Jansson
Mobilization Assistant
Executive Director
Vice Commander
Deputy AFPEO/SS
Brig Gen C. Skomars
Mr. J. Oder
Col G. Farfour
Mr. S. Amburgey
AQ
DP
DS
EN/EZ
FM/FZ
IG
JA
PK/PZ
SE
ST
XP
Mr.
Amburgey
Ms.
Gomez
Mr.
Berardinelli
Mr.
Bradley
Mr.
Harder
Col
McCartney
Col
Crawford
Col
Rump
Mr.
Sawyer
Col
Jakes
Ms.
Voveris
Nuclear Command,
Control, &
Communications
Integration
Directorate (NC)
Air Delivered
Capabilities
Directorate (ND)
Col M. Suriano
ICBM
Systems
Directorate (NI)
Col S. Jones
Col A. La Puma
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Nuclear
Technology &
Interagency
Directorate (NT)
Mr. M. Martinez
Current A/O: 11 Jan 16
Organizing for Synchronized Nuclear
Materiel Management for AFGSC
NDO Core Function Lead
& NLCC/NC3 Lead Command
(AFGSC/CC)
Organize, Train &
Equip for assigned
Acquisition Workforce
(AFMC/CC)
AFNWC/CC
AFNWC
(Dual - Hat GO)
Acquisition Authority
(SAE)
AFPEO/SS
Integration Authority: authority and responsibility for
weapon system architecture, configuration
management, integration, test, verification &
certification
Nuclear Technology &
Interagency Directorate
ICBM
Systems Directorate
Air Delivered
Capabilities Directorate
NC3
Integration Directorate
& AFPEO/NC3
NC3 Analysis
Division
(NCA)
Embed
Legend
AFNWC Direct Support to AFGSC
Combined O/T/E & Acq Authority
Embed
Embed
NC3 Integration
Division
(NCI)
Embed
Embed
Embed
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O/T/E Authority
Acq Authority
Integration Authority (Integration/Test/Verification/Certification of nuclear elements)
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AF PEO NC3
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PEO NC3 Portfolio
(SAF/AQ Memo 22 Dec 15)
“Portfolio will initially consist of the single use NC3 programs identified in table 1”
NO MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM ANY ORGANIZATION INTO AFNWC
BECAUSE OF PEO CHANGES
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NC3 PEO and AFNWC/NC Director
Execution & Integration Focus Picture
Assure Compatibility
With External Dependencies
Integrate
Weapon System
Execute
Programs
NC3
PEO
Portfolio
NC3 Weapon System
Constituent Systems
and Commodities
NC3 Weapon System
External Dependencies
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What We’ve Done
to Date
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Recent Timeline
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Feb 15 – DoD Nuclear Oversight Board (NOB) wanted AF to review NC3
authorities/responsibilities/resourcing
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Mar 15 - SECAF/CSAF designated AFGSC as Mission Area Lead Command
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Apr 15 - CSAF directed AFGSC/CC to stand-up task force to develop organizational
construct, identify needed resources, authorities, and command relationships
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Jun 15 - Task Force recommendations approved by AF Leadership , Examples:
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Designate AF NC3 as a weapon system
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Designate AFGSC as Lead Command for AF owned pieces of NLCC & NC3 system
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Establish a Program Executive Officer for AF-owned portions of NC3
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Establish AF NC3 Advisory Council chaired by AFGSC/CC; reporting through the NOB
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Jul 15 - AFGSC chartered 5 HPTs to develop execution plans for approved
recommendations
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Sep 15 - AFMC/CC established Nuclear C3 Integration Directorate in AFNWC
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Dec 15 – 1st Ever NC3 Weapon System Review
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4 Jan 16- SAF/AQ established PEO for Air Force NC3 and directly related NLCC
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Way Forward
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AFNWC/NC Pitchfork of Activity
NC3 WS Start Up Activities
Implementation Baseline Activities
Target Baseline Activities
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AFNWC/NC Needs
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Directorate Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS)
 30-40 Full Time Equivalent positions located at Hanscom and Kirtland
AFBs
 Project management, engineering, risk management, logistics
management, test management, cost estimating, information
assurance, intelligence analysis, IT support, administration
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Communications System of Systems Enabling Capabilities
 Modeling & Simulation
 Testing & Verification
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Innovative Technical Solutions for Fixed, Mobile and Airborne Platforms
 Full RF spectrum communications (VLF to EHF)
 Secure and reliable communications in contested and A2AD
environments
 Survivable and recoverable communications in all operating
environments
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QUESTIONS?
AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER
AFNWC MISSION
Deliver nuclear capabilities Warfighters use every day to deter and
assure
AFNWC VISION
Ensuring our Nation’s most powerful weapon systems are
never doubted, always feared
WE ARE
“The Nucleus of America’s Deterrent”