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Helping a community one road at a time
March 28, 2019 — As flood waters rose to record levels in Nebraska on March 15, 2019, the residents of Happy Hill in Plattsmouth became isolated and faced a dilemma: How were they going to get out?... MORE

United States Space Command Commander Nominated
March 26, 2019 — The President has nominated to the Senate Gen John W. "Jay" Raymond as the Commander, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM). ... MORE

U.S. Air Force B-52s conduct Cross-Command Missions
March 18, 2019 — U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses are conducting simultaneous training flights in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility as a clear and visible demonstration of U.S. commitment to global allies and partners.... MORE

Team Offutt battling flood waters
March 17, 2019 — Like large portions of Nebraska, Offutt personnel are battling flood waters which started to creep onto the installation March 15.... MORE

U.S. Air Force B-52s deploy to Europe
March 14, 2019 — A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training.... MORE

U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise Global Lightning
March 13, 2019 — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commenced Global Lightning 2019 today, an annual command and control and battle staff exercise designed to train Department of Defense forces and assess joint operational readiness across all of USSTRATCOM’s mission areas.... MORE

March Enlisted Corps Spotlight
March 1, 2019 — Staff Sgt. Montai Gillard, space and counter-space analyst with the Intelligence Directorate (J2), hails from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and has six years of military service.Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?A: As an analyst assigned to J2, I have had the opportunity to brief general and flag officers on emerging threats in the... MORE

Stratcom Commander: Modernizing Nuclear Triad Critical to Defense
February 27, 2019 — The nuclear triad, which is composed of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles and bombers, “is the most important element of our national defense, and we have to make sure that we’re always ready to respond to any threat,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said today.... MORE

Boomers of Bangor: Life on board a Trident submarine
February 26, 2019 — KING 5's Greg Copeland reports about life on board the Navy's best peacekeeper - and ultimate tool.... MORE

Team Vandenberg Hosts Combined Space Operations Coalition Summit
February 22, 2019 — The Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) hosted a Combined Space Operation Coalition Summit with more than 120 defense personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Feb. 19 - 22, 2019.... MORE