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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 9, 2019) An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 9, 2019. The test launch was part of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs' demonstration and shakedown operation certification process. The successful launch certified the readiness of the SSBN crew and the operation performance of the submarine's strategic weapons system following completion of its engineered refueling overhaul before returning to operational availability. (U.S. Navy photo by John Kowalski/Released)

May 9, 2019

USS Rhode Island Successfully Tests Trident II D5 Missile

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (NNS) — The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) along with the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) conducted a successful test flight of one unarmed Trident II D5 missile, May 9.This launch marked the 172nd successful test flight of the Trident II D5 missile since its introduction to the fleet in 1989.This test

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:40 Pacific Daylight Time Thursday May 9, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

May 9, 2019

MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test Thursday, May 9, at 12:40 a.m. Pacific Time from north Vandenberg.

The Brigadier General flag is unfurled for Brig. Gen. Ty Neuman (center), director of the Commander’s Action Group for U.S. Strategic Command, during his promotion ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, May 3, 2019.

May 6, 2019

Vaughn native: Neuman promoted to rank of brigadier general

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The U.S. Air Force welcomed a new general officer to its ranks, as Vaughn, Montana native Col. Ty Neuman, director of the Commander’s Action Group (CAG) for U.S. Strategic Command, promoted to the rank of brigadier general, May 3, 2019.“I contribute a lot of my success to my parents,” said Neuman. “Their parenting and leadership provided me a great

The May Enlisted Corps Spotlight is Staff Sgt. Craig Wilkinson.

May 1, 2019

May Enlisted Corps Spotlight

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Staff Sgt. Craig Wilkinson, noncommissioned officer in charge of Army Reserve Element training and operations with the Reserve Directorate, hails from Omaha, Nebraska, and has 20 years of military service.Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?A: I am a member of the Army Reserve Element here at USSTRATCOM. Our reservists are

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:42 A.M. Pacific Time May 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

May 1, 2019

F.E. Warren AFB tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 2:42 a.m. Pacific Time May 1 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Dr. Phys. Marius-Ion Piso (center), President of Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), signs the United States-Romania Space Situational Awareness (SSA) agreement alongside Lt. Col. Matthew Kimsal (left), representative of the U.S. Embassy in Romania, and Mircea Cernat, Senior Engineer of ROSA, at ROSA headquarter in Bucharest, Romania, on April 25, 2019. The U.S. government partners with space-faring entities to promote the responsible, peaceful and safe use of space. SSA sharing agreements lay the foundation that allows USSTRATCOM to share information with allies and partners in support of launches, on-orbit maneuvers, anomaly resolution, de-commissioning activities and on-orbit conjunction assessments. SSA sharing is a foundational capability that affects all future space operations and projects.

April 26, 2019

100th space sharing agreement signed, Romania Space Agency joins

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command reached a milestone with the signing of its 100th space situational awareness agreement (SSA) when the Romanian Space Agency signed an agreement with USSTRATCOM April 25, 2019.

Members of the community stock shelves at the Sarpy-Cass Disaster Resource Center April 4, 2019, in Bellevue, Nebraska. The counties were heavily impacted by flooding in early March. (U.S. Air Force photo by D. P. Heard)

April 26, 2019

Sailors bring relief to flood victims

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — While one-third of the installation was impacted by flooding, countless community members lost their homes and two Sailors from U.S. Strategic Command have made it their mission to help.Petty Officer First Class Erick Tellin was approached by Petty Officer Second Class Joseph Sousa III who had seen the devastation of the flood waters in the local

2019 BTF comes to an end

April 15, 2019

2019 BTF comes to an end

RAF FAIRFORD, England — More than 450 personnel and six B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned home following a short-term deployment to RAF Fairford, England, in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe, April 11, 2019.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Richard Correll, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) director of plans and policy, signs an agreement to share space situational awareness (SSA) services and information with the Polish Space Agency at USSTRATCOM headquarters on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., April 4, 2019. Correll signed the agreement as part of a larger effort to support spaceflight planning and enhance the safety, stability and sustainability of space operations. Poland joins 18 nations, two intergovernmental organizations, and 77 commercial satellite owners, operators, launchers already participating in SSA data-sharing agreements with USSTRATCOM.

April 11, 2019

USSTRATCOM, Polish Space Agency sign agreement to share space services, data

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — United States Strategic Command and the Polish Space Agency signed an agreement for space situational awareness (SSA) services and data at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 10, 2019. Agreements like these lay the foundation that allows the United States to share information with allies and partners.

Air Chiefs and senior space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States held a meeting at Headquarters Air Force Space Command to discuss the future of the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative April 10, 2019.

April 10, 2019

Multinational Statement for Combined Space Operations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Chiefs and senior space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States held a meeting at Headquarters Air Force Space Command to discuss the future of the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative April 10.