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June 16, 2016

NATO nations participate in BALTOPS 2016

POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland − Fifteen NATO and two partner nations are participating in the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19.

June 1, 2016

B-52s set to deploy to Europe

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Three B-52 Stratofortresses are scheduled to deploy June 2 from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, to participate in U.S. European Commandâ€™s Exercises Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 16 and Saber Strike 16, and U.S. Africa Commandâ€™s Just Hammer.

May 31, 2016

USSTRATCOM Detects Attempted North Korean Missile Launch

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected what we assess was a failed North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile launch at 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2016, from Wonsan.

U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers receive an escort from two Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighters at the start of a combined-arms live-fire exercise near Al Zarqa, Jordan, as the culminating event of Exercise Eager Lion 2016, May 24, 2016. Eager Lion 2016 is a bi-lateral military exercise between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the U.S. designed to strengthen relationships and enhance interoperability between partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sean A. Foley)

May 24, 2016

Barksdale B-52s partner with Jordanian Forces in Exercise Eager Lion

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned today from a 35-hour, 14,000-mile nonstop mission to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to participate alongside partner Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) in Exercise Eager Lion 2016.

Royal Australian Navy Commodore David Greaves, Australian Chief Information Officer Group strategic communications branch commander, answers questions during an interview at U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 6, 2016. While here, Greaves held discussions with senior leaders and subject matter experts from USSTRATCOMâ€™s command, control, communications, and computers (C4) directorate, on the status of current satellite communications agreements between Australia and the U.S., as well as future arrangements. The visit is part of USSTRATCOM'S ongoing effort to build, sustain and support partnerships with allied nations. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

May 10, 2016

USSTRATCOM, Australia continue partnership, discuss satellite communication agreements

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) senior leaders hosted Royal Australian Navy Commodore David Greaves, Australian Chief Information Officer Group strategic communications branch commander, at USSTRATCOM Headquarters, May 6, 2016, as part of the command's ongoing effort to build, sustain and support partnerships with ally nations.

April 29, 2016

USSTRATCOM, Allies and Partners Conclude Global Lightning 16

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in coordination with other services, appropriate U.S. government agencies and international allies, concluded Exercise GLOBAL LIGHTNING 16, April 28.

April 28, 2016

UPDATE 1 - USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks Attempted North Korean Missile Launches

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess were attempted North Korean missile launches at 4:43 p.m. CDT April 27, 2016, and at 5:24 a.m. CDT, April 28, 2016.

April 23, 2016

USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Submarine Missile Launch

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean submarine missile launch from the Sea of Japan at 4:29 a.m. CDT.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) deputy commander (left); Dr. John Christensen, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) chancellor (second from left); Dr. Louis Pol, UNO College of Business Administration dean (right); Dr. Hesham Ali, UNO College of Information, Science and Technology dean (back row, center); and Mike Kemp, UNO associate athletic director (front row, sixth from right); pose for a photo with the 10 USSTRATCOM Strategic Leader Fellows Program participants after their graduation ceremony at the Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha, Neb., April 22, 2016. During the event, Wilson and other senior leaders from the command joined University of Nebraska senior leaders and faculty in recognizing the Fellows for completing the 13-week program. While at UNO, the Fellows learned mission-oriented skills from national security and defense experts from the University of Nebraska in a classroom-based, hands-on environment. This year marked the first time that all four University of Nebraska campuses [UNO, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and the University of Nebraska at Kearney] were involved in the program. The Strategic Leadership Fellows Program was launched in March 2014 as an initiative under the University of Nebraska's National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI), one of only 13 Department of Defense-sponsored University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) in the nation. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (USSTRATCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady)

April 22, 2016

USSTRATCOM Strategic Leadership Fellows Graduate

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Ten U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) employees completed the USSTRATCOM Strategic Leadership Fellows Program as part of a University of Nebraska program to enhance the management skills and technical expertise of civilians as they progress to strategic supervisory roles.

April 14, 2016

USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Missile Launch

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. − U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess was a failed North Korean missile launch at 3:33 p.m. CDT.