Air Force Special Weapons Center

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	United States Air Force organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	AFSWC
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1961
gptkbp:established	1949
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Air Force Special Weapons Center
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:notableCommander	Brigadier General John A. Samford Brigadier General Thomas S. Power Major General John L. McCoy
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Operation_Greenhouse gptkb:Operation_Ivy gptkb:Operation_Redwing gptkb:Operation_Sandstone gptkb:Operation_Hardtack_I gptkb:Operation_Dominic gptkb:Operation_Plumbbob gptkb:Operation_Castle gptkb:Operation_Teapot gptkb:Operation_Upshot–Knothole
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Air_Research_and_Development_Command
gptkbp:primaryMission	nuclear weapons research and development
gptkbp:role	nuclear weapons effects research weapons systems development support for aircraft weapons integration support for atmospheric nuclear tests support for atomic weapons development support for missile development support for thermonuclear weapons development testing and evaluation of nuclear weapons
gptkbp:successor	Air Force Weapons Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Air_Force_Armament_Laboratory gptkb:Major_Command_(MAJCOM)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7