August 11, 2014

Air Force to Bolster Nuclear Manpower

By ExchangeMonitor

The Air Force will boost nuclear personnel at five Global Strike Command missile and bomber wings starting this fall, officials said Aug. 7. Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming will see the greatest increases, with additions of 303 and 242 positions, respectively. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said the expansions are part of a broader series of incentives designed to improve the morale and mission efficiency of the corps’ nuclear arm. “We’ve been saying that the nuclear enterprise is the No. 1 mission, and the Air Force is putting its money where its mouth is,” James said. “We must show Airmen that there’s value in this mission by making the appropriate investments in people, weapon systems and infrastructure. The Air Force has worked and will continue to work to identify and rearrange funds to make important improvements within our missile and bomber forces.”

Minot’s 91st Missile Wing is expected to add 234 positions, mainly in the areas of operations, maintenance and security, while the base’s 5th Bomb Wing host unit is expected to add 69 positions in areas including operations and maintenance. F.E. Warren’s 90th Missile Wing and 20th Air Force will grow 242 positions to primarily support the operations, maintenance and security forces career fields. Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana will expand its 341st Missile Wing by 216 positions to buttress operations, maintenance and security forces. The 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri will add 56 positions, mostly in the maintenance division. Finally, soldiers will fill 31 new positions created at Barksdale Air Force Base, primarily in maintenance and munitions.

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