A team of scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in collaboration with Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah, and industry, have resolved a challenging technical issue confronting the nation's land-based Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile force.

Dr. Jeffrey R. Calcaterra of the Directorate's Metals, Ceramics, and Nondestructive Evaluation Division, supported by Dr. Ayman A. Salem, Kevin W. Shiveley, and 2nd Lt. Adrienne J. Hickey, was a key member of the Minuteman Stage 3 Nozzle Molybdenum Technical Review Team (TRT) that investigated molybdenum (Mo) throat-support cracks occurring in new nozzle builds for the Minuteman III missile's third stage.
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