April 3, 2007

Operational Missile Defense Capabilities Unaffected by Flooding

Gen. James Cartwright, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said the U.S. missile defense system maintained an operational configuration for an extended period of time surrounding the North Korean missile launch July 2006, and that it worked well

March 2, 2007

U.S. Strategic Command supports RRW Strategy

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – As a member of the Nuclear Weapons Council, U.S. Strategic Command endorses the feasibility of the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) and contends that RRW is feasible as a strategy for sustaining the nation's nuclear weapons

Sept. 21, 2006

DoD Cuts Ribbon on Joint Intelligence Resource Center

In keeping with the high-tech nature of intelligence collection today, officials snipped a ribbon in cyberspace to open U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance here Sept. 13

Sept. 18, 2006

USSTRATCOM Global Innovation and Strategy Center opens doors Sept. 1

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – U.S. Strategic Command officials and Nebraska community leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon to the Global Innovation and Strategy Center's new facility Sept. 15

Aug. 1, 2006

STRAT splits JFCC for Space and Global Strike

USSTRATCOM officials announced the disestablishment of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike and establishment of a JFCC for Space and a JFCC for Global Strike and Integration

Feb. 1, 2006

U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating WMD achieves IOC

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, Commander, United States Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), announced the Initial Operating Capability of the new USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCC-WMD)

Dec. 2, 2005

Chairman's enlisted advisor speaks with USSTRATCOM warriors

The first senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited U.S. Strategic Command Dec. 1 and 2 as part of his tour to take a closer look at the combatant commands' missions and meet with the unit's senior enlisted leaders.

Oct. 5, 2005

Deputy commander speaks at space symposium

The deputy commander for U.S. Strategic Command kicked off the Space Foundation's Strategic Space 2005 symposium with an update on the command Oct. 5 at the Qwest Center in Omaha

Aug. 9, 2005

Commander activates JFCC SGS

U.S. Strategic Command formally activated the Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike, or JFCC-SGS, on Aug. 9, 2005

Aug. 8, 2005

Chief of Naval Operations visits USSTRATCOM

The Chief of Naval Operations visited U.S. Strategic Command Aug. 8 on his first of many visits to establish and maintain contact with the Department of Defense Combatant Commanders