Heavy duty: The 4th airlift squadron of the 62nd Airlift Wing in front of a C-17 Globemaster III at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., last year. The squadron has the responsibility of flying nuclear weapons and parts around the world. Gilbert W. Arias/seattle post-intelligencer/APUS Air Force Seeks To Fix Nuclear Mission -- Christian Science Monitor
A new command and headquarters are part of the plan to refocus on its nuclear responsibilities
Washington - The Air Force is moving forward with a "get-well plan" to restore its historic reputation for nuclear stewardship and create more accountability with the creation of a new command to oversee its nuclear mission.
High-profile blunders in recent years have shown that the service has been distracted from its nuclear operations, say senior officials, in part by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as senior leaders encouraged airmen to contribute overseas.
"The price we paid for that is we took our eye off our nuclear mission," says Maj. Gen. Donald Alston, director of nuclear operations, plans and requirements for the Air Force at the Pentagon.
This week, the Air Force is expected to release a plan to refocus on its nuclear mission.
The new command, to be created within a year, will centralize all the Air Force's nuclear operations under one commander. Currently, nuclear weaponry and other "nuclear activity" falls under five separate commands. A new headquarters to oversee it all will be put in place within weeks, Air Force officials say.
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My Comment: Hmmmmm.... shouldn't this be priority Number #1