April 29, 2008

First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite goes operational

A new satellite is circling the Earth. The Wideband Global SATCOM (Satellite Communications) satellite is a reality. This is the most powerful communications satellite in the Department of Defense inventory

April 28, 2008

USSTRATCOM commander unveils new shield, mission, vision for command

Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of United States Strategic Command, met with his Joint Functional Component Commanders here April 23 and 24 and included the group in the unveiling of a new shield inlaid on the command building's floor

March 6, 2008

Best of the Best

USSTRATCOM 2007 Annual Award winners were announced during a ceremony at the Offutt Club February 29

Feb. 25, 2008

Joint Effort Made Satellite Success Possible

More than two dozen federal agencies collaborated to shoot down a non-functional National Reconnaissance Office satellite Feb. 20, or to contend with the potential consequences of the satellite

Feb. 25, 2008

Ready to Respond

A team of more than 130 military and civilian personnel throughout the U.S. Government were postured to recover debris and conduct consequence management operations following the Feb. 20 shoot down of a non-functional satellite

Dec. 26, 2007

Interns provide insight to technology, policy solutions

Two teams of Global Innovation and Strategy Center (GISC) interns disclosed study results on topics of National Security interest during a presentation Friday

Dec. 18, 2007

Space junk, tunnel detection: UNO students offer fresh perspectives

University of Nebraska-Omaha students participating in the second U.S. Strategic Command-sponsored Global Innovation and Strategy Center (GISC) internship program will present results of two research studies

Nov. 9, 2007

Gen Chilton Awarded California Space Authority SpotBeam Award

Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, was awarded a California Space Authority SpotBeam Award at the 2007 Transforming Space Conference in Los Angeles, yesterday

Oct. 17, 2007

SecDef installs Gen Chilton as new USSTRATCOM Commander

Gen. Kevin P. Chilton was ceremoniously installed as the new Commander of U.S. Strategic Command by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, here, today

Oct. 15, 2007

USSTRATCOM Assumption of Command Ceremony

U.S. Strategic Command held an assumption of command of ceremony, here, at 9:00 a.m., October 17, 2007