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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brian Brown (seated left), Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) deputy commander, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Brig. Gen. Michel Lalumiere (seated right), RCAF Director General Space, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Rubalcaba, Rear Adm. Brown’s executive officer, prepare for a battle update and assessment briefing, Nov. 3, 2015, at the Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in support of Exercise GLOBAL THUNDER 16. Allied participation in the exercise strengthens relationships with our international partners and provides additional levels of resiliency in our combined forces. GLOBAL THUNDER is an annual U.S. Strategic Command training event that assesses command and control functionality in all USSTRATCOM mission areas and affords component commands a venue to evaluate their joint operational readiness. Planning for GLOBAL THUNDER 16 has been under way for more than a year and is based on a notional scenario with fictitious adversaries. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nicholas Mercurio/Released)

Oct. 30, 2015

U.S. Strategic Command to Conduct Command and Control Exercise

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), one of nine U.S. unified commands under the Department of Defense, will conduct Exercise GLOBAL THUNDER 2016 with components and tasks forces beginning Nov. 2, 2015.

Oct. 26, 2015

B-52 Stratofortresses fly alongside Canadian allies

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) B-52 Stratofortress bombers based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, conducted training in and around the area of Goose Bay, Canada, with Royal Canadian Air Force units, Oct. 20 through Oct. 23.

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.