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Sept. 23, 2016

USSTRATCOM hosts Canadian Armed Forces Strategic Joint Staff director of staff

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) senior leaders hosted Maj. Gen. Chuck Lamarre, Canadian Armed Forces Strategic Joint Staff director, at USSTRATCOM Headquarters, Sept. 21, as part the command’s ongoing effort to build, sustain and support partnerships with ally nations.

Sept. 23, 2016

Looking Glass: USSTRATCOM's Airborne Command Post

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. − A U.S. Navy E6-B Mercury visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 19-21, 2016. The visit allowed members of Team Minot to tour the inside of the Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) and learn about how it supports U.S. Strategic Command’s mission.

Sept. 22, 2016

15th CWMD Global Synchronization Conference

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia − Senior military leaders, representatives from some of the closest U.S. allies, and members of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee were joined by other experts at the 15th Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Global Synchronization Conference (GSC) this week at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on Fort Belvoir.

Sept. 12, 2016

Minuteman III and Trident II D5 Missile Tests Demonstrate Triad Readiness

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. − Over the span of a week, U.S. forces conducted two strategic weapons tests that validated the accuracy, reliability and readiness of the nation's nuclear deterrent force.

Sept. 12, 2016

U.S. Strategic Command hosts Advanced Operational Law Conference

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. − For the first time, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in collaboration with the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) and the University of Nebraska College of Law, hosted the Advanced Operational Law Conference here, Sept. 7-9, to explore the legal perspective on USSTRATCOM’s mission areas.

Sept. 5, 2016

USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Missile Launches

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess were three North Korean missile launches at 10:13 p.m. CDT, September 4, 2016, near the western city of Hwangju.

Aug. 29, 2016

USSTRATCOM Welcomes Defense and Intelligence Communities to Strengthen Space Resilience

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. − Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Adm. Cecil D. Haney, welcomed National Reconnaissance Office director Betty Sapp and other senior leaders in defense and intelligence communities for a meeting at USSTRATCOM headquarters, Aug. 26, 2016, in the latest iteration of the ongoing Joint Space Doctrine and Tactics Forum (JSDTF).

Aug. 26, 2016

USSTRATCOM, NDU and UNO partner for JPME II course

OMAHA, Neb. - Eighteen Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians completed a 10-week Joint and Combined Warfighting School satellite course at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) this week. The graduates received Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II credit and were recognized during a graduation ceremony at UNO’s Mammel Hall, Aug. 25.

Aug. 25, 2016

Chief of Naval Operations visits USSTRATCOM

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), U.S. Navy Adm. John Richardson, visited Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Aug. 24, for discussions with U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander, and other senior leaders, on sustainment and modernization of the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad, associated operational plans and other areas of collaboration and mutual interest.

Aug. 23, 2016

USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Submarine Missile Launch

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean submarine missile launch at 3:29 p.m. CDT, August 23, 2016. The launch of a presumed KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile occurred off the coast of Sinpo.