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April 2, 2018

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ebony Ford, noncommissioned officer in charge for the secretary of the joint staff, hails from Sumter, S.C., and has served in the military for six years. Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions? A: My office works as the middle man for a lot of the tasks that come from the Joint Staff and Office of the

U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), presents a certificate of service to Kerry Kelley during her retirement ceremony at the new USSTRATCOM command and control facility at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., March 9, 2018. Kelley was recognized for her 32 years of civil service with Strategic Air Command and USSTRATCOM. She will continue to serve as USSTRATCOM director of Command and Control, Communications, Computer (C4) Systems; chief information officer; and director of the Joint Cyber Center until her official retirement date of March 31, 2018.
USSTRATCOM has global responsibilities assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, space operations, cyberspace operations, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, global strike, missile defense, and analysis and targeting.

March 28, 2018

Kerry Kelley reflects on her career – from SAC to USSTRATCOM

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Doctor Emmett Brown and Marty McFly journeyed “Back to the Future” in June 1985, just months before that, a newly minted college graduate entered the doors of Strategic Air Command (SAC) for the first time; the first steps of a career that would span three decades. In the fall of 1985, Kerry Kelley reported for her first day of work as an

Marine Nationale (French Navy) Vice Adm. Louis-Michel Guillaume, commander of submarine and strategic oceanic forces for France’s Armed Forces Ministry, participates in an interview during his visit to U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., March 12, 2018. While here, Guillaume discussed collaboration and the continuing need for strategic deterrence with U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, other senior leaders and subject matter experts.

March 20, 2018

French strategic commander visits USSTRATCOM

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Marine Nationale (French Navy) Vice Adm. Louis-Michel Guillaume, commander of submarine and strategic oceanic forces for France’s Armed Forces Ministry, visited U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters, March 11-12.

National Space Club & Foundation Board of Director President Sandy Coleman presents U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy at the 61st Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2018. Hyten was honored for his distinguished military career and his ongoing efforts dedicated to the National Security Space Enterprise.

March 16, 2018

STRATCOM Commander Awarded Goddard Trophy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Space Club and Foundation presented U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten the 2018 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy during the 61st Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2018. The trophy is the Club's highest honor and is given annually to the team or individual who has provided leadership in groundbreaking space and aeronautics capability for the United States of America.

U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 7, 2018.

March 9, 2018

Defense Budget Request Seeks to Reinvigorate U.S. Deterrence Strategy

The president’s fiscal year 2019 defense budget request reinvigorates America’s strategic thinking and capabilities, Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee yesterday.

U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, addresses an Association of the United States Army discussion on Army air and missile defense in Arlington, Va., Feb. 28, 2018.

March 1, 2018

STRATCOM Commander Discusses Strategic Deterrence Mission

ARLINGTON, Va. — Adversaries are evolving, and the United States needs to stay ahead of these threats to ensure it never enters a “fair fight,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said here today.

Feb. 28, 2018

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for March

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Lopes, indications and warning analyst for the intelligence directorate (J2), hails from Los Banos, California, and has served in the military for 13 years. Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?A: The J2 indications and warnings branch manages USSTRATCOM’s warning problems, facilitating

Feb. 2, 2018

Nuke Review Calls for Triad Modernization to Maintain Deterrence

WASHINGTON — The United States must recapitalize the nuclear triad and accompanying command-and-control system to continue to maintain deterrence into the future, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis wrote in the preface to the Nuclear Posture Review.

Feb. 1, 2018

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for February

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Person, administrator for the Global Operations directorate (J3), hails from Olathe, Kansas, and has served in the military for six years and six months. Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?A: I provide administrative support to J3 members. Some of these people monitor space or are heavily

Jan. 18, 2018

USSTRATCOM Tours Strategic Deterrent Force at Bangor

NAVAL STATION KITSAP-BANGOR, Wash. — During his time on base, Hyten visited Submarine Group 9; Strategic Weapons Facility, Pacific Fleet; the Trident Training Facility and the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735)."It was an honor to host the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command for a tour aboard the mighty war ship USS Pennsylvania today," said Cmdr.