1. 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

2. 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

3. Minuteman III Weapon System
Launch Facility and Missile
Launch Control Center

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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