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July 1, 2017

Rank/Name – Airman 1st Class Georgina Zavala Duty Title/Directorate – Personnel specialist, Reserve Directorate (J10) Hometown – Council Bluffs, Iowa Time in Service – 2 years, 8 months. Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions? A: As a personnel specialist, my mission is to help Airmen. Here in J10, my focus is on the Reserve

U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), delivers a speech at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Strategic Deterrence Breakfast Series event at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2017. In his remarks, Hyten discussed the need for space, nuclear and missile defense modernization. The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is an independent, nonpartisan policy research institute that provides creative, insightful policy options to better empower the nation's leaders. One of nine Department of Defense unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, space operations, cyberspace operations, joint electronic warfare, global strike, missile defense, intelligence, and analysis and targeting.

June 20, 2017

USSTRATCOM Chief: Deterrence Keeps Major-Power Conflicts Off World Stage

WASHINGTON — U.S. Strategic Command is a global warfighting command whose mission areas include nuclear, global strike, space, cyber, missile defense and electronic warfare and more, and nuclear is the No. 1 priority, Stratcom Commander Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten said here today. The general spoke during an event held at the Capitol Hill Club by

April 28, 2017

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for May

Rank/Name –Senior Airman James C. Hellwarth Duty Title/Directorate – Elite Guard entry controllerHometown – McKinney, TexasTime in Service – 2 Years, 8 monthsQ: How Does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?Security Forces has direct correlation with the mission, with our main priority being the safety and security of personnel and assets.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier (left), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) director of plans and policy, signs a memorandum of understanding at the 33rd Annual Space Symposium, Apr. 4, 2017, with Royal Norwegian Air Force Col. Stig Nilsson (right), Norwegian Ministry of Defence head of the space program. The memorandum – previously signed by Norwegian Army Maj. Gen. Odd-Harald Hagen, Norwegian Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Policy and Long-Term Planning director general, and Arne Benjaminsen, Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Research and Innovation Department director general, in Oslo, Norway, March 1, 2017 – authorizes sharing space situational awareness (SSA) services and information with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Norway joins 12 nations (the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, Israel, Spain, Germany, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Belgium), two intergovernmental organizations (the European Space Agency and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and more than 60 commercial satellite owner/operator/launchers already participating in SSA data-sharing agreements with USSTRATCOM. SSA data-sharing agreements enhance multinational space cooperation and streamline the process for USSTRATCOM partners to request specific information gathered by USSTRATCOM’s Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

April 5, 2017

U.S. Strategic Command, Norway sign agreement to share space services, data

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) entered into an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries to share space situational awareness (SSA) services and information. The arrangement will enhance awareness within the space domain and increase the safety of

April 5, 2017

Space operations center gets new name, USSTRATCOM begins expanded multinational space effort

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) formalized the name change of its newest space operations center April 1. The Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center will move forward as the National Space Defense Center (NSDC). More than 18 months of exercises,

Dr. Matthew Kroenig, associate professor in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a senior fellow in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at The Atlantic Council, delivers remarks at U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters, Offutt Air Force base, Neb., March 29, 2017. In his presentation to command members, Kroenig discussed “The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy,” as well as the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear superiority; his perspective of nonproliferation; the results of hypothetical nuclear conflicts and crises; and other topics related to global nuclear capabilities. He also held discussions with U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, during his visit. Georgetown University is one of more than 30 local and national academic institutions that make up the Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance – an organization that was started in Oct. 2014 to stimulate new thinking and develop future generations of deterrence practitioners. One of nine Department of Defense unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and analysis and targeting.

March 29, 2017

Dr. Matthew Kroenig discusses nuclear strategy at USSTRATCOM

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – Dr. Matthew Kroenig, a Georgetown University professor, visited U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters March 29, 2017, to continue the mutually beneficial collaboration between USSTRATCOM and academic institutions like Georgetown University.Kroenig, associate professor in the Department of Government and

Feb. 17, 2017

USSTRATCOM Commander Announces 2016 Omaha Trophy Winners

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – In recognition of outstanding support to U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence, space and cyberspace missions, U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, announced the winners of the 2016 Omaha Trophies at the command’s headquarters Feb. 16, 2017. “These awards are a direct

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) director of plans and policy, signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at USSTRATCOM headquarters, Feb. 7, 2017, to share space situational awareness (SSA) services and information with the Belgium Federal Science Policy Office. The MOU – also signed by Ms. Elke Sleurs, Belgium’s secretary of state for science policy, in Brussels, Jan. 31, 2017 – will enhance awareness within the space domain and increase the safety of spaceflight operations for the U.S. and Belgium. Belgium joins 11 nations (the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, Israel, Spain, Germany, Australia and the United Arab Emirates), two intergovernmental organizations (the European Space Agency and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and more than 50 commercial satellite owner/operator/launchers already participating in SSA data-sharing agreements with USSTRATCOM. SSA data-sharing agreements enhance multinational space cooperation and streamline the process for USSTRATCOM partners to request specific information gathered by USSTRATCOM’s Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Feb. 7, 2017

U.S. Strategic Command, Belgium sign agreement to share space services, data

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) entered into an agreement with the Belgium Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) to share space situational awareness (SSA) services and information. The arrangement, which will enhance awareness within the space domain and increase the safety of spaceflight operations, was formalized in a memorandum of

U.S. Strategic Command commander Gen. John Hyten, center, spoke Jan. 24 at Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation.

Jan. 24, 2017

Deterrence in space key to U.S. security

Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. — Space is more important than ever for the national security of the United States, but it’s almost like the Wild West in terms of behavior, a top general said today.Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, spoke Jan. 24 at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. His talk was titled, “U.S. Strategic

Mrs. Laura Hyten (left), wife of U.S. Strategic Command commander Gen. John Hyten, toured Army Community Services at Redstone Arsenal with Survivor Outreach Services coordinator Kerrie Branson to learn about the resources available to assist military families.

Jan. 11, 2017

Mrs. Hyten visits Redstone Arsenal's Army Community Service Office

Courtesy of the Redstone Rocket — When it comes to helping military families, success comes in the sharing of ideas and best practices.Laura Hyten visited Redstone Arsenal Thursday with her husband, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, for the Space and Missile Defense Command’s change of command ceremony. While in Huntsville, she toured Army Community