BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND
MISSION DIRECTIVE 63-101
27 JANUARY 2020
Mission Directive
USAF NUCLEAR COMMAND,
CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS
(NC3) CENTER
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFGSC/AlM
Certified by: AFGSC/A1
(Col Donna M.G. Pike)
Pages: 3
This mission directive defines the mission, the command structure, and establishes the
responsibilities of the USAF NC3 Center. It implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 38-
1, Manpower and Organization, and is consistent with AFPD 13-5, Air Force Nuclear Mission,
and PAD 16-01, Centralized Management of the Nuclear Enterprise. It is applicable to USAF
NC3. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained in accordance with (IAW) Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of
Records, and disposed of IAW the Air Force Records Information Management System
(AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). Refer recommended changes and questions
about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command.
1. Mission. The USAF NC3 Center is responsible for ensuring that national leadership has a
survivable, secure, and resilient communications path for issuing nuclear orders to the
warfighter. The USAF NC3 Center provides oversight of the organize, train, and equip (OT&E)
functions for the overall AF NC3 system; focal point for support to all AF elements of the NC3
system; and AF NC3 Weapon System operational, sustainment, logistics, planning, and
programming support.
