Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, in charge of 150 of the Air Force's 450 Minuteman 3 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. In a letter to the AFTAC commander, Olli J. Heinonen, IAEA's deputy director general and head of the Department of Safeguards, expressed "sincere appreciation" for the support AFTAC provided to . He is the principal adviser to the AFTAC commander, according to his professional biography on the U.S. Air Force website. After the guidon was passed from one commander to another, the Numbered Air Force commander took a moment to welcome Barber to her new position. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced a nuclear meltdown in three of the plant's six reactors. Intrusive leadership my ass. Jesse L. Marsh, Detachment 403, Korea; Col. Richard Mendez, 709th Support Group commander; Lt. Col. Paul Hendrickson, 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron commander; and Chief Master Sgt. about whether the detection was nuclear in origin. About AFTAC - AFCS - Air Force Civilian Service If a pilot falls asleep at the stick, misses an [air traffic control] call to change altitude/heading, rotates early on takeoff, misjudges landing speed/angle, collides with a tanker during refueling, or commits any one of the other possible mistakes that they need to avoid, thats 30+ lives and millions of dollars of equipment gone. PDF AFTAC Alumni Association Air Force Technical Applications Center uses failure to evolve (U.S. Air Force photo by Amanda Ryrholm), Donned in protective facial masks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Gina Hartman (right) and her children Logan (left) and Sofia (center), applaud during the Air Force Technical Applications Centers Change of Command ceremony June 30, 2020. "I am confident you will be totally impressed with the airmen here at AFTAC and the work ethic they display each and every day, Steve, and with everything that's going on in the world right now, you definitely will be gainfully employed.". 1. The investigator added that airmen were frustrated that their debriefing that day didnt discuss any of the problems that arose in planning and flying the sortie. The Air Force has not said why Sovada was suspended. A career intelligence officer, Gorski graduated in 1996 from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a degree in physics. Satran declined to provide a copy of the investigation report without a Freedom of Information Act request. "As an organization, AFTAC is changing rapidly and we must embrace these changes to ensure our continued success," Col. Jennifer P. Sovada, AFTAC commander, said in a statement.