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USSTRATCOM commander travels to INDOPACOM, reaffirms commitment to extended deterrence, regional security
July 19, 2021 — Adm. Charles Richard, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander, toured the Indo-Pacific region and met senior government and military representatives from Japan and Republic of Korea, and visited U.S. service members in Hawaii and Guam, July 8 – 18, to discuss topics related to allies and partners and regional security... MORE

Minot B-52s deploy to Indo-Pacific in support of Bomber Task Force
July 15, 2021 — A group of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, Airmen and support equipment from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force, July 14... MORE

U.S. Strategic Command explores ways to increase JEMSO planning
June 30, 2021 — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) sponsored a Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO) table top exercise (TTX), in Suffolk, Virginia, June 29 through July 1. The TTX focused on furthering the integration of JEMSO into the war-gaming construct and its role in supporting Joint Task Force situational awareness, deception actions, and integrated multi-domain superiority against a near-peer threat in a 2030 scenario... MORE

FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA TO THE EASTERN ATLANTIC: NORAD EXERCISE AMALGAM DART PROVIDES VALUABLE TRAINING IN THE ARCTIC
June 23, 2021 — Exercise AMALGAM DART, which ran from June 10 to 18, 2021, was an air defence exercise that included participation from all three NORAD Regions, and featured a variety of military aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and United States Air Force (USAF), along with support from the South Dakota and Colorado Air National Guards and South... MORE

Second Summit Develops Joint All Domain C2 Implementation Plan
June 15, 2021 — The Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) summit was held at U.S. Strategic Command in Bellevue, Nebraska, and saw the gathering of leaders from multiple agencies, including DoD, NSA, NATO, and DHS to discuss and develop the new JADC2 Implementation Plan.JADC2 data summits are a key part of the JADC2 cross functional team’s campaign of... MORE

Mission Defense Team Provides B-52 Stratofortress Cyber Defense
June 9, 2021 — The 2nd Communications Squadron’s Mission Defense Team is deployed for cyber system analysis as part of the Bomber Task Force, conducting operations out of Moron Air Base, Spain. Deploying with the BTF provides the MDT the ability to perform timely analysis of the B-52 Stratofortress’ cyber systems in search for security risks and data abnormalities during and after bomber missions... MORE

NORAD CONDUCTS ARCTIC AIR DEFENCE EXERCISE AMALGAM DART
June 8, 2021 — North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting Exercise AMALGAM DART, an arctic air defence exercise, from June 10 to 18, 2021. The exercise will feature a variety of military aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) operating out of Alaska U.S. and other northern locations including... MORE

U.S. Air Force bombers conduct global BTF mission
May 17, 2021 — U.S. Air Force bombers, operating from the United States and forward-deployed bases, conducted a global Bomber Task Force mission today while integrating with allies and partners aircraft in Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, and North America. The BTF mission was conducted in multiple combatant command areas of responsibility. This mission... MORE

Selfless Service: Delivering 6,912 Bottles of Water to Locals in Texas during Winter Crisis
April 22, 2021 — Texas is coated in white snow, temperatures are way below the normal average, the roads are dangerous, and 4.5 million homes and businesses are experiencing a power crisis. Roads cannot be cleared quickly, and with water facilities lacking power supply more than 12 million people are being issued boil water notices. Beyond this, 264,000 Texans... MORE

USSTRATCOM & U.S. Naval War College Conducted DEGRE Series of Wargames
April 16, 2021 — U.S. Strategic Command, in association with the U.S. Naval War College, conducted a Deterrence and Escalation Game and Review Exercise April 12 to 16 in Newport, RI. The DEGRE series of wargames examines the dynamics of strategic deterrence, assurance, and escalation management to inform Whole of Government, combatant commands and allies on... MORE