Senior AFGSC leaders see Sentinel program advancements

The Air Force’s senior leaders charged with overseeing the service’s nuclear enterprise took part in a two-day immersion at Hill AFB, gaining insight into how AFGSC and its mission partners are fielding the Sentinel ICBM.<br /> <img alt="Jim Kalberer, Vice President of Propulsion Systems, Northrop Grumman; Wendy Williams, Vice President & General Manager, Launch and Exploration, Northrop Grumman; Katie Parks, Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles; Sarah Willoughby, Vice President & General Manager of Strategic Deterrent Systems, Northrop Grumman; U.S. Air Force Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; Ben Davies, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems; Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, AFGSC senior enlisted leader; Maj. Gen. Glenn Harris, Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization; and Chris “Boots” Coffelt, Director of Government Relations, Northrop Grumman, pose with industry and government leaders on the Sentinel ICBM program during a visit to Northrop Grumman’s Promontory facility in Utah, Aug. 4, 2026. The AFGSC leadership team visited the Promontory facility as well as nearby Hill Air Force Base which provided a direct look at the ongoing efforts to build and field the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system. (Courtesy photo by Northrop Grumman)" src="https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/01/2003991632/300/300/0/260804-O-F3342-1017.JPG" /> <br />