ICBM Systems Directorate Minuteman III Lead Service: US Air Force System Role: Nuclear Force Projection System Name: Minuteman III ACAT Level: I, O&S Phase KPPs: Availability, Reliability, Accuracy, and Hardness/Survivability System Users: USSTRATCOM, AF Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Support Integrator(s): 798th Supply Chain Management Group, BAE Systems, Northrup-Grumman, Lockheed-Martin Number of Systems: 2, Flight & Ground; 8 major subsystems Next Major Life Cycle Milestone/Decision: N/A

ICBM Mission 24/7/365 Alert Safe Holds Targets at Risk Secure Rapid Receipt and Response to Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) Flexible Response Against Our Enemies Should Deterrence Fail Safe Secure Responsive Long Range Nuclear Capable Penetrate Defenses Flexible Accurate Reliable High Availability Survivable Post Attack Life

Minuteman III Weapon System Launch Facility and Missile Launch Control Center

ICBM Systems Directorate Product Support Organization Product Support Manager Acquisition Logistics Sustainment Logistics Flight Systems Resourcing Supply Chain Ground Systems DLA Supply Chain Management Group Product Support Providers DLA Aviation DLA Ogden Ground Systems Flight Systems Missile Maintenance Group Guidance Repair Contract Contracted Logistics Support Product Support Team includes: ~40 government employees ~ 6 contractors

Challenge: Sustainment Through Transition Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Current Requirement

Top 5 ICBM PSM Challenges Availability ¹ Reliability ¹ Accuracy ¹ Hardness Detecting and Projecting Sustainment Issues Infrastructure Sustainment Another Series of Unintegrated and Incremental Sustainment Plans Thinking Deterrence is our Mission Availability ¹ Reliability ¹ Accuracy ¹ Hardness 99%+ Alert Rate Greatest Strength and Vulnerability Strike a KPP Balance, Maximize Sustainment Detecting and Projecting Sustainment Issues Aging-Surveillance Capabilities and Skills Operational Testing DMSMS and Supply Discipline Infrastructure Sustainment Programmed Depot Maintenance of LF and LCC Water Intrusion Impacts on Hardness/Survivability Another series of unintegrated and incremental sustainment plans 50-year plan ¹ 5 X 10-year Plans Maximize overall performance Thinking Deterrence is our Mission Credible and Demonstrable Capability to obliterate what we shoot at Test Launches, Robust field testing regimen, A&S Rapid Ready Ridiculously Destructive

Lessons Learned Issue Action Engender a sustainment-oriented culture throughout Program Office and develop an integrated approach to sustaining a fielded, aging weapon system System-level LCSP Life Cycle Logistics Crosstalks PSM participation in early acquisition and milestone decisions; Development of tools, templates, samples, and master schedule for LHAs, BCAs, LCSPs, and PSAs Dedicated LCLs for AML Programs Sustainment Funding was controlled by finance branch without Product Support oversight or insight, sustainment resourcing optimized financial goals rather than sustainment Established sustainment funds oversight section in PSM Office; Rapid improvement event with Product Support, Finance, and Supported Command (Global Strike Command) to define roles and missions, produced guidebook Link resourcing to Key Performance Parameters and weapon system risk

Lessons Learned (cont) Issue Action Supported command (AFGSC) had a near-term prioritization bias for funding: “green time is prime!” (Availability) Product Support Evangelism; System-level LCSP; focused resourcing impact statements with emphasis on capabilities, i.e. workforce-skills preservation, aging-surveillance contribution to lifetime predictions, and programmed depot maintenance performance impacts