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USSTRATCOM Marine escorts family member home
December 13, 2018 — Following 68 years of uncertainty for the Mills’ family, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Henson, U.S. Strategic Command cyber network operator, helped bring them closure Nov. 10, 2018, by providing a special escort for his grand uncle-in-law, U.S. Army Cpl. Albert Mills. Mills, who was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry... MORE

AFSPC assumes COMSATCOM procurement responsibility for DoD
December 12, 2018 — The Air Force Space Command commander assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense from the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency December 12. The move is in accordance with Section 1601(a) of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. ... MORE

SM-3 Block IIA Launched From Aegis Ashore Successfully Intercepts Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Target During Operational Test
December 12, 2018 — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03). ... MORE

Secretary of Commerce, Space Leaders discuss Space Situational Awareness
December 4, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met with service members from the 18th Space Control Squadron, 30th Space Wing, Combined Space Operations Center, Joint Force Space Component Command and U.S. Strategic Command to discuss Space Situational Awareness capabilities and space operations during a visit at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Nov. 29-30, 2018. Secretary Ross also spoke with service members about the Department of Defense transitioning non-military aspects of Space Situational Awareness and space safety monitoring and responsibilities to the Department of Commerce. MORE

PACAF Airmen, B-52s arrive in Australia for combined training
December 1, 2018 — U.S. Pacific Air Forces deployed aircrew, support Airmen and two B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin to conduct combined exercises and training with their Australian counterparts Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, 2018. ... MORE

December Enlisted Corps Spotlight
November 30, 2018 — Sgt. Fifer, target analyst with the Plans and Policy Directorate, hails from Gillette, Wyoming, and has 5 years, 6 months of military service. ... MORE

USSTRATCOM WEATHER INFORMATION
November 21, 2018 — USSTRATCOM weather information... MORE

Air Force announces bases to support B-21 Raider mission
November 16, 2018 — The Air Force has selected Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to coordinate maintenance and sustainment of the B-21 Raider and Edwards AFB, California, to lead testing and evaluation of the next generation long-range strike bomber.... MORE

U.S. presents Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines
November 15, 2018 — Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Romualdez visited F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Nov. 14, during which the Bells of Balangiga were officially presented to the Philippine government.... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force visits Vandenberg Air Force Base
November 8, 2018 — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Vandenberg Air Force Base, California to experience the mission up close Nov. 6, 2018.During the visit, Wilson saw the Combined Space Operations Center, 576th Flight Test Squadron, ICBM Launch Support Center, ICBM Telemetry Integrated Processing System, Western Range Operations Control Center, met... MORE