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A U.S. Navy detail renders honors to Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, during the Task Force 144/Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet change of command ceremony, Norfolk, Va., Sept. 11, 2015. Haney presided over the ceremony, during which Vice Adm. Michael Connor relinquished command to Vice Adm. Joseph Tofalo. TF 144 supports USSTRATCOM's strategic deterrence mission using U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) based at Kings Bay, Ga., with headquarters at Naval Base Norfolk, Va. The most survivable leg of the nation's strategic forces, SSBNs provide launch capability from around the globe using the Trident missile weapon system. USSTRATCOM, one of nine DoD unified combatant commands, is charged with 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. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Monique Meeks)
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A U.S. Navy detail renders honors to Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, during the Task Force 144/Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet change of command ceremony, Norfolk, Va., Sept. 11, 2015. Haney presided over the ceremony, during which Vice Adm. Michael Connor relinquished command to Vice Adm. Joseph Tofalo. TF 144 supports USSTRATCOM's strategic deterrence mission using U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) based at Kings Bay, Ga., with headquarters at Naval Base Norfolk, Va. The most survivable leg of the nation's strategic forces, SSBNs provide launch capability from around the globe using the Trident missile weapon system. USSTRATCOM, one of nine DoD unified combatant commands, is charged with 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. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Monique Meeks)


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