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Feb. 7, 2017

U.S. Strategic Command to Conduct Exercise Global Lightning

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) will conduct Global Lightning 2017, a command and control exercise, with components and tasks forces beginning Tuesday, Feb. 7. The exercise is USSTRATCOM’s annual command post and battle staff exercise that provides valuable training opportunities to Department of Defense (DoD) forces. The Global Lightning 2017

Feb. 1, 2017

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for February

Rank/Name –Technical Sgt. Julie NortonDuty Title/Directorate – Executive to the senior enlisted leader of USSTRATCOM’s Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike    Hometown – Ft. Meade, MarylandTime in Service – 14 years Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?  I take care of people and their careers so they can focus

Jan. 27, 2017

USSTRATCOM kicks off 2017 Strategic Leadership Fellows Program

Ten U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) civilian employees are participating in the 2017 USSTRATCOM Strategic Leadership Fellows Program, a 13-week graduate level professional development course held at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). The programs kickoff event took place at UNO’s Mammel Hall, Jan. 20, 2017. The fellows program is

Jan. 27, 2017

USSTRATCOM commander visits Australia, continues partnerships

Building, sustaining and supporting partnerships with allied nations, U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), made several stops and met with Australian military and government senior leaders in Adelaide and Canberra, Australia, during his visit from Jan. 16-18, 2017. Australia is “one of our nation’s

Jan. 25, 2017

USSTRATCOM plans and policy director visits Republic of Korea Space Operations Center

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clinton Crosier, U.S. Strategic Command plans and policy director, held bi-lateral discussions with Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Brig. Gen. Dongkyu Lee, studies and analyses assessments wing commander, and other Republic of Korea (ROK) leaders to discuss U.S.-ROK military collaboration in space and other various

Jan. 24, 2017

Deterrence in space key to U.S. security

Space is more important than ever for the national security of the United States, but it’s almost like the Wild West in terms of behavior, a top general said today.Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, spoke Jan. 24 at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. His talk was titled, “U.S. Strategic

Jan. 23, 2017

USSOCOM deputy commander visits USSTRATCOM

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) deputy commander, visited U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Jan. 18, to meet with command leaders to ensure positive transition of the Department of Defense Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission area.During the

Jan. 11, 2017

Mrs. Hyten visits Redstone Arsenal's Army Community Service Office

When it comes to helping military families, success comes in the sharing of ideas and best practices.Laura Hyten visited Redstone Arsenal Thursday with her husband, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, for the Space and Missile Defense Command’s change of command ceremony. While in Huntsville, she toured Army Community

Jan. 3, 2017

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for January

Rank/Name –  YN2(SW/AW) La Keisha L. SmithDuty Title/Directorate – Assistant Command Pass Coordinator/J14Hometown –  Rochester, NYTime in Service –  4 ½ Years Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?My job supports USSTRATCOM and its missions by providing active duty military, DoD contractors, and DoD civilians with new Common

Dec. 22, 2016

B-52s complete joint, combined missions in Indo-Asia-Pacific

Three U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses returned to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 21, 2016, after executing 15 sorties near Australia and in the South China Sea in conjunction with forces from U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. European Command and Australia in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber assurance and deterrence