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Feb. 1, 2019

US Fleet Forces Commander Designated as NAVSTRAT, JFMCC STRAT

NORFOLK, Va. — As part of the ongoing U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) restructure, U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Christopher W. Grady is officially designated concurrently as U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Commander and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) for USSTRATCOM, Feb. 1.

Students on the Knob Noster High School robotics team designed a protective panel that covers four switches in the cockpit of the $2.2 billion B-2 Stealth Bomber. Each panel costs $1.25 to produce. A four-switch panel called the airframe mounted accessory drive, or AMAD, sits on the left side of the B-2’s two-person cockpit. The AMAD switches control the connection of the engines to the hydraulic and generator power of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

Feb. 1, 2019

Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Across the Air Force, changes to equipment, policies and procedures have been made to save money, to save time and to save lives.

U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), meets U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), at USSTRATCOM headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Jan. 30, 2019. During his visit, O’Shaughnessy toured the command’s global operations center, battle deck and new command and control facility. He also participated in discussions with Hyten and other senior leaders on the continuing collaboration between USSTRATCOM, NORAD and USNORTHCOM. USSTRATCOM has global responsibilities assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, space operations, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, global strike, missile defense, and analysis and targeting.

Feb. 1, 2019

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Visits USSTRATCOM

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), meets U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), at USSTRATCOM headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Jan. 30, 2019.

Feb. 1, 2019

US Fleet Forces Commander Designated as NAVSTRAT, JFMCC STRAT

NORFOLK (NNS) — As part of the ongoing U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) restructure, U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Christopher W. Grady is officially designated concurrently as U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Commander and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) for USSTRATCOM, Feb. 1.U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command's mission is to maintain

Jan. 31, 2019

USSTRATCOM deputy commander visits Team Minot

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — During a three-day visit, United States Navy Vice Adm. David Kriete, U.S Strategic Command deputy commander, got a first-hand look at how Airmen from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, contribute a combat-ready force to America’s global military posture, Jan. 28-30.

Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, delivers the keynote address during the USSTRATCOM Leadership Fellows Program kickoff at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Mammel Hall, Jan. 17, 2019. Each year, 10 USSTRATCOM civilian employees are hand-selected as USSTRATCOM Strategic Leadership Fellows for the spring semester. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ian Hoachlander)

Jan. 28, 2019

USSTRATCOM kicks off 2019 Strategic Leadership Fellows Program

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Ten U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) civilian employees are participating in the 2019 USSTRATCOM Strategic Leadership Fellows Program, a 13-week graduate level professional development course, held at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). The program’s kickoff event took place at UNO’s Mammel Hall, Jan. 17, 2019.

Navy veteran Chief Petty Officer Leonard Kulceski poses for a photo around World War II. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Jan. 24, 2019

CPOs honor Cavite bombing survivor, hero

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Pearl Harbor wasn’t the only location to feel the wrath of Japanese aircraft in early December of 1941 – Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines, was all but destroyed. Many died and many more were injured. One survivor, Navy veteran Chief Petty Officer Leonard Kulceski, watched the ship next to his own go down while he and the other members of his ship worked together to pull other Sailors out of the water.

Jan. 17, 2019

Strong Missile Shield Protects U.S., Allies

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Michael R. Pence and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan announced the release of the 2019 Missile Defense Review today at the Pentagon.

A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is parked on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2019.

Jan. 10, 2019

B-2 bombers deploy to Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and Airmen, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri deployed, here in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission, Jan. 10, 2019.

Jan. 4, 2019

Space Flag prepares Airmen for a real fight

Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. — Air Force Space Command concluded its fourth iteration of the Department of Defense’s premier space exercise last month in Colorado Springs, Colorado.