NASCENT AIR FORCE NUCLEAR COMMAND TO REACH IOC NEXT SEPTEMBER

/ October 31, 2008 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force's new major command in charge of the nuclear mission will reach initial operational capability by September 2009, a key milestone on an overarching roadmap to reinvigorate the service's entire nuclear enterprise, senior officials announced Oct. 24. Provisional headquarters for the new major command (MAJCOM), dubbed "Air Force Global Strike Command," will be stood up by December, but Air Force leaders are still mulling where it will be located and who will lead it, according to Air Force...

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