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Kerry Kelley reflects on her career – from SAC to USSTRATCOM
March 28, 2018 — Doctor Emmett Brown and Marty McFly journeyed “Back to the Future” in June 1985, just months before that, a newly minted college graduate entered the doors of Strategic Air Command (SAC) for the first time; the first steps of a career that would span three decades. In the fall of 1985, Kerry Kelley reported for her first day of work as an... MORE

STRATCOM Chief Testifies on Command’s Readiness to Deter, Respond
March 20, 2018 — U.S. Strategic Command forces are prepared to deter strategic attack and employ forces, as directed, to guarantee the security of the nation and its allies, the Stratcom commander told the Senate Armed Services Committee.... MORE

French strategic commander visits USSTRATCOM
March 20, 2018 — Marine Nationale (French Navy) Vice Adm. Louis-Michel Guillaume, commander of submarine and strategic oceanic forces for France’s Armed Forces Ministry, visited U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters, March 11-12. ... MORE

STRATCOM Commander Awarded Goddard Trophy
March 16, 2018 — The National Space Club and Foundation presented U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten the 2018 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy during the 61st Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2018. The trophy is the Club's highest honor and is given annually to the team or individual who has provided leadership in groundbreaking space and aeronautics capability for the United States of America.... MORE

Defense Budget Request Seeks to Reinvigorate U.S. Deterrence Strategy
March 9, 2018 — The president’s fiscal year 2019 defense budget request reinvigorates America’s strategic thinking and capabilities, Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee yesterday. ... MORE

STRATCOM Commander Discusses Strategic Deterrence Mission
March 1, 2018 — Adversaries are evolving, and the United States needs to stay ahead of these threats to ensure it never enters a “fair fight,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said here today.... MORE

Enlisted Corps Spotlight for March
February 28, 2018 — U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Lopes, indications and warning analyst for the intelligence directorate (J2), hails from Los Banos, California, and has served in the military for 13 years. Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?A: The J2 indications and warnings branch manages USSTRATCOM’s warning problems, facilitating... MORE

Omaha Trophy Winners Announced for 2017
February 26, 2018 — In recognition of outstanding support to U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence mission, U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, announced the winners of the 2017 Omaha Trophies Feb. 26, 2018.... MORE

Australia's Vice Chief of Defence Force visits USSTRATCOM
February 21, 2018 — Australian Navy Vice Adm. Raymond Griggs, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, met with U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and other leaders at USSTRATCOM headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 21, 2018. During his visit, Griggs participated in bilateral discussions with USSTRATCOM senior leaders... MORE

Nuke Review Calls for Triad Modernization to Maintain Deterrence
February 2, 2018 — The United States must recapitalize the nuclear triad and accompanying command-and-control system to continue to maintain deterrence into the future, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis wrote in the preface to the Nuclear Posture Review.... MORE