Oct. 12, 2015

New Zealand Hosts Combined Space Operations Meeting

New Zealand will host the Defense Department and U.S. Strategic Command in the Combined Space Operations initiative at a formal meeting of the delegates this week, DoD officials announced today.

Oct. 8, 2015

Air Force Secretary Visits Offutt and Provides Keynote Address at USSTRATCOM’s Birthday Ball

In her first official visit to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), met with military members and senior leaders from USSTRATCOM and the 55th Wing, Oct. 1-2.

Oct. 8, 2015

Striker Trident (Part 3 of 3): Air Force Missile Officers Get their Sea Legs

Through the Striker Trident nuclear officer exchange program, four hand-selected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) officers, assigned to various Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) units, are broadening their horizons by serving multi-year tours with U.S. Navy Submarine Forces (SUBFOR) ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) units.

Sept. 17, 2015

Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Training and Education Center celebrates full operational capability

The Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense celebrated full operational capability of the Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Training and Education mission Sept. 14 here.

Sept. 17, 2015

AFGSC completes first New START bomber conversion

Air Force Global Strike Command has begun the conversion of a portion of the B-52H bomber fleet from a nuclear to a conventional only capability aircraft under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).

Sept. 16, 2015

SSBN Arrives at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde for Port Visit

This morning the ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) USS Wyoming arrived at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland, for a routine port visit.

Sept. 2, 2015

Defense, Intelligence communities collaborate for space resiliency

U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, Ms. Betty Sapp, National Reconnaissance Office director, and other senior leaders met Aug. 26, 2015, at USSTRATCOM headquarters here, as part of the ongoing Joint Space Doctrine and Tactics Forum (JSDTF). During the forum, Adm. Haney and Ms. Sapp signed a collaborative document signifying the defense and intelligence communities’ agreement to continue their work together to strengthen U.S. space enterprise resilience.

Aug. 20, 2015

Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Visits USSTRATCOM

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, met with U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, other senior USSTRATCOM leaders and subject matter experts to discuss a variety of mission-related issues during his visit to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Aug. 17-18.

Aug. 19, 2015

Minot conducts ICBM test launch on 45 year Minuteman III anniversary

It was 45 years to the day that the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, put the U.S. Air Force’s first Minuteman III missiles on alert. Today, the 91st MW completed an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg AFB, California, continuing its mission providing strategic deterrence for the United States and our allies.

Aug. 18, 2015

Striker Trident (Part 1 of 3): An Innovative Inter-Service Exchange Program

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and U.S. Navy Submarine Forces (SUBFOR) sent six company-grade officers, starting last summer, to participate in a dual-service, nuclear exchange program to enhance interoperability within the nation’s nuclear enterprise.