Speeches

Joint Functional Component Command for Space – Inactivation Ceremony
December 1, 2017 — General John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Thanks, Tony [U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony Calabrese], it’s good to see you again. Chaplain [Tomas] Kelly, thanks for the invocation, well done. Well done with the weather as well. I tell you, it’s a beautiful day at Vandenberg, and it’s an honor to share the stage with three... MORE

U.S. Space & Rocket Center: Dr. Werhner von Braun Memorial Reception
October 26, 2017 — General John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Let me do a wingman check real quick. So [U.S. Air Force] Maj. Tony Santino, where are you? [U.S. Air Force] Lt. Col. [Clair] “Static” Kling. Is he breathing? Because he was responsible for that video. So Tony, is he okay? Tell him he’s fired, and we’ll hire him back in the... MORE

Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike Inactivation Ceremony
October 2, 2017 — General John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Good afternoon everybody thanks first of all, but Laura [Hyten] and Lisa [Richard] got introduced but did not get a round of applause. [U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert] Elder it’s good to see you, thanks for taking the time to come here, you’re a big part of this history. [U.S.... MORE

AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference
September 20, 2017 — General John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Good afternoon, everybody. I was wondering if anybody was going to show up. I see [U.S. Air Force Maj.] Gen. [Anthony] Cotton, [U.S. Air Force Maj.] Gen. [Thomas] Bussiere, that’s good. A bunch of missileers and aviators over there. Well done. I used to think the worst slot... MORE

Hudson Institute Event
September 20, 2017 — John Walters, chief operating office at Hudson Institute: My name is John Walters. I'm Chief Operating Officer at Hudson Institute. I'm here to welcome you to the Betsy and Walter Stern Policy Center. This is a particularly important topic and a topic that's been close to Hudson. As some of you may know, Hudson was founded in 1961 by strategic... MORE

Pentagon Press Corps Media Availability
September 14, 2017 — Q: Well, I think a lot of us were sort of wondering if you can kind of give us a sense of sort of where we are with the threat from North Korea? You know there's been quite a lot of speculation about the extent to which their capabilities has advanced, how imminent that threat is. If you could just walk us through that. General John E. Hyten,... MORE

Space and Missile Defense Symposium
August 8, 2017 — General John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Thank you very much. It’s good to be, really, it’s always good to be home. It’s good to see friends, family, friendly faces. Hey, Scott. That’s my brother. If you want entertainment value this morning, just walk up and talk to him after the speech. You’ll get it. It’s... MORE

2017 Deterrence Symposium Closing Remarks
July 27, 2017 — Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): A great couple of days. I think the first thing I have to do is just make a caveat. So these comments reflect my thinking and the thinking of the United States Strategic Command, and there are no caveats. (Laughter) The first thing I need to do is I need to thank Maj. Gen. Nina... MORE

2017 Deterrence Symposium Opening Remarks
July 26, 2017 — Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Good morning, everybody. Welcome. It’s great to be here, it’s great to see you for such a large gathering for such an important topic. Listening to Congressman Bacon’s opening remarks, the remarks were very timely, but also brought back some very interesting memories for... MORE

Mitchell Institute Breakfast Series
June 20, 2017 — Washington D.C. - (As delivered, Edited for Clarity) General John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Good morning, everybody. It’s good to be back here again. It’s good to see so many friendly faces, people that I’ve known for a long time. [Lt.] Gen. Deptula, thank you very much for those words. I very much appreciate... MORE