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Nov. 3, 2018

November Enlisted Corps Spotlight

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Eisenbarth, noncommissioned officer in charge of mobility operations, hails from Grove City, Ohio, and has 12 years, 4 months of military service.Q: How does your job support U.S Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and our missions? A: My job as a logistics planner at USSTRATCOM in the J4 Logistics Directorate primarily involves quality

Oct. 29, 2018

U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise Global Thunder

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) today commenced Global Thunder 2019, an annual command and control exercise that provides training opportunities that assess all USSTRATCOM mission areas and joint and field training operational readiness, with a specific focus on nuclear readiness.USSTRATCOM conducts global operations in coordination with other

Oct. 26, 2018

Nation’s only missile defense brigade celebrates 15 years of dedicated service to homeland defense

The Soldiers of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense), will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the brigade’s activation with alumni, mission partners, and their families, and other officials Oct. 26, 2018, at a ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Oct. 25, 2018

USSTRATCOM Hosts Fifth Space Experiment with International Partners

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) led its fifth international space experiment, Global Sentinel 2018 (GS 18), Sept. 19-28, at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia.

Oct. 23, 2018

Combat Raider 19-1 keeps forces ready, lethal

Aircrew from all 8th Air Force bases flew over the Powder River Training Complex together for the first time during Combat Raider 19-1 on Oct. 16-18. They coordinated with joint tactical air controllers from the Royal Canadian Armed Forces and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, who helped coordinate simulated air strikes from the ground.

Oct. 23, 2018

Air Force extends high year of tenure for E-4s through E-6s

The Air Force is extending the high year of tenure for senior airmen through technical sergeants beginning Feb. 1, 2019. The memo, signed Oct. 18, 2018, extends the high year of tenure from eight to 10 years for senior airmen, from 15 to 20 years for staff sergeants and from 20 to 22 years for technical sergeants.

Oct. 11, 2018

USSTRATCOM, Thailand sign agreement to share space services, data

United States Strategic Command and the Royal Thailand Air Force signed an agreement for space situational awareness (SSA) services and data. Agreements like these lay the foundation that allows the United States to share information with allies and partners.Rear Adm. Richard Correll, director of plans and policy for USSTRATCOM, signed the

Oct. 5, 2018

USSTRATCOM expands SSA data on Space-Track.org

Gen. John E. Hyten, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, directed the expansion of Space Situational Awareness data sharing on www.Space-Track.org, USSTRATCOM's primary SSA data sharing web platform.Registered Users on www.Space-Track.org will begin to receive additional data about some space objects that was not previously available. This action is

Oct. 3, 2018

First Hawaii deployment proves B-2 strategic flexibility to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific

Three B-2 Spirits and approximately 200 Airmen completed their first deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, in support of the U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force (BTF) deployment, Aug. 15 - Sept. 27, 2018

Oct. 1, 2018

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for October

Tech. Sgt. Edward Whittle Jr., Airborne Command Post nuclear command and control operator for the global operations directorate, hails from Ewing, New Jersey, and has nine years of military service.  Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions? A: As an Airborne Command Post nuclear command and control operator I track the status of