Nov. 17, 2017

USSTRATCOM leaders discuss Global Thunder 2018, 21st century deterrence

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Following the conclusion of Exercise Global Thunder 2018, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Daniel Fillion, director of global operations for U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Houston, deputy director for strategic targeting and nuclear mission planning, sat down to share their insights on mission rehearsals, the command’s

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. 20, 2017

SubVets again gather at torpedo

WAHOO, Neb. — It was again a small but reverent crowd that gathered near the torpedo monument on the courthouse lawn Sunday afternoon.For the 55th year, submarine veterans, their family and friends gathered for a memorial service. The annual event again included the tolling of the bell for the USS Wahoo Memorial Service and other submarines lost in service.Rear

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

Oct. 2, 2017

B-2 Spirit conducts long-range mission to the Pacific

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., conducted a long-range mission to the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility Oct. 28, 2017.Long-range missions familiarize aircrew with air bases and operations in different geographic combatant commands, enabling them to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency. These missions validate

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