Major General John S. Mills, USAF, commands the Air Force Special Weapons Center, with headquarters at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The AF Special Weapons Center assists the Atomic Energy Commission in development testing of Atomic weapons, and in the testing of other special weapons in the field of nuclear weapons. General Mills, a native of Appleton, Wisconsin, was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1928. Serving on typical overseas and stateside tours during the 1930's, General Mills then activated the 450th Bombardment Group during World War II and led the organization in combat in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. In 1945 he returned to become Deputy Chief, New Developments Division of the War Department's General Staff in Washington. In 1949, he became Assistant to the Deputy of Atomic Energy in Headquarters, USAF, Washington. He was appointed Commanding General of the Special Weapons Command in October 1950.