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Nov. 7, 2017
USSTRATCOM works with allies during Global Thunder 18
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and its components hosted allied military leaders and planners in Exercise Global Thunder 2018, which concluded Nov. 7, 2017. Senior and mid-level personnel from the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia participated in the headquarters planning and operations processes during the command and control
Oct. 27, 2017
U.S. Strategic Command to Conduct Exercise Global Thunder
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) will commence Global Thunder, an annual command and control and field training exercise, Oct. 30, 2017. The Global Thunder series is designed to exercise all USSTRATCOM mission areas and assess joint operational readiness. “These exercises achieve the vision of a unified team, integrating all the capabilities of
Oct. 5, 2017
USSTRATCOM Hosts Fourth SSA Experiment with International Partners
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) led a fourth space situational awareness (SSA) experiment Sept. 20-29, at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia.The experiment, titled Global Sentinel 2017 (GS-17), provided an opportunity to develop and practice processes for collaborating on combined SSA operations for allies from
Oct. 3, 2017
Manpower and Personnel Directorate Personnel Win Air Force Level Awards
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Two members of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Manpower and Personnel Directorate (J1) were recognized for their accomplishments during an award ceremony, Sept. 28, 2017, at USSTRATCOM, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Maj. Heather Mahowald, individual mobilization augmentee to the chief of joint force development, earned the Air Force
Oct. 2, 2017
USSTRATCOM reaches first milestone in command restructure
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) inactivated its Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike (JFCC GS) as part of the command’s restructure of its components to build a coherent and streamlined warfighting structure. The move will enhance integration throughout the deterrence enterprise and match the organizational structure of other
Sept. 25, 2017
USSTRATCOM Celebrates 15 Years
BELLEVUE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) marked 15 years of operations during a celebration in Bellevue, Nebraska, Sept. 22, 2017.
Sept. 21, 2017
Hyten Discusses 21st Century Strategic Deterrence
WASHINGTON — U.S. Strategic Command priorities center on providing a strategic deterrent, providing a decisive response if deterrence fails, and carrying out missions with a combat-ready force, Stratcom’s commander, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, said today. Hyten said those priorities are his vision as commander of Stratcom, when he addressed the Hudson
Aug. 17, 2017
USSTRATCOM Commander Describes Challenges of 21st-Century Deterrence
WASHINGTON — Strategic deterrence starts with nuclear capabilities because nuclear war always has been an existential threat to the nation, but deterrence in the 21st century presents new challenges and requires the integration of all capabilities, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said during a recent interview with DoD News at his command's Offutt Air
Aug. 11, 2017
USSTRATCOM Commander: Staying Ahead of Multidomain Threat Requires Speed
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. military's senior strategic commander stressed this week that speed is what it is going to take for the nation to stay ahead of the multidomain threat it faces.Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, spoke Aug. 8 on "Preparing Space, Cyberspace and Missile Defense in an Uncertain World" at the 20th annual Space
July 26, 2017
USSTRATCOM kicks off 2017 Deterrence Symposium
OMAHA, Neb. – Deterrence experts from around the world gathered at the CenturyLink Center where U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) kicked off the eighth annual Deterrence Symposium July 26. Opening the symposium, Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, thanked the audience of more than 650 for attending the symposium, to include the 13