July 31, 2009

Space Fence program awards contracts for concept development

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs) -- Last month's award of three $30-million concept development contracts for the Space Fence program will yield an outcropping of risk reduction activities1designed to improve the overall space surveillance network.

July 29, 2009

Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site

After several weeks of coordination, a team of senior enlisted non-commissioned officers from the United States Strategic Command, United States Space and Strategic Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Naval Network Warfare Command, and 1st Space Brigade visited U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site.

July 22, 2009

Air Force officials establish core team for Nuclear Surety Inspections

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Air Force Inspection Agency officials here recently created a new team to increase the standardization and consistency of Nuclear Surety Inspections across the Air Force.

May 29, 2009

JFCC Global Strike gets new commander

With a salute and the words, "Sir, I accept command," Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenter took command of the Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike from Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder, at 10:30 a.m., in a change of command ceremony here today.

April 17, 2009

DOD's eye in the sky supporting troops on the ground

For the troops on the ground in hot zones all around the world, there are many items they rely on that are vital in their day-to-day operations: their weapons, their wingmen, their body armor. But what about their space assets?

March 30, 2009

Out of the cold

‘Getting it right' drives Minot's quest to reclaim reputation on nuclear security

March 17, 2009

Stratcom Prepares for Future Capabilities, General Says

The global financial crisis and the threat of nuclear proliferation and persistent warfare in the Middle East and Central Asia are playing a major role in determining future national security capabilities, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command told Congress today.

March 16, 2009

U.S. Strategic Command Aims at Improving Cyberdefense

Cyberspace is the next great frontier for warfighters. U.S. forces rely heavily on their computer networks for command and control, intelligence and communications, but these architectures also are potentially vulnerable.

March 11, 2009

USSTRATCOM Joint PME website earns Air Force award

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – The United States Strategic Command Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (EJPME) Community of Practice (CoP) website hosted by Air Force Knowledge Now (AFKN) recently earned honors as AFKN Champion CoP Award winner for the 1st Quarter of 2009 in the Enhancing Force Category.

March 6, 2009

Change sparks review

Officials at U.S. Strategic Command have begun studying the potentially sweeping implications of a little noticed provision in the 2008 Unified Command Plan that puts the Omaha, NE-based command in charge of monitoring the flight paths of both U.S. military and commercial satellites for potential collisions