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U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander (seated right), and U.K. Royal Marines Gen. Gordon Messenger, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, pose for a photo to commemorate their signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) Headquarters, London, June 28, 2016. By signing the MOU, Haney and Messenger formally agreed to continue having a U.K. liaison officer assigned to USSTRATCOM Headquarters. U.K. Royal Navy Capt. Richard Daws (standing, second from left) currently serves as the U.K. liaison officer at USSTRATCOM, where he coordinates the collaborative efforts between USSTRATCOM and the U.K. MOD. The engagement is part of Haney's trip to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to meet with host-nation leaders as part of USSTRATCOM's ongoing effort to build, support and sustain partnerships with ally nations. Also pictured (standing left to right) are: U.K. Royal Navy Commodore John MacDonald, U.K. Ministry of Defence head of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear policy; Daws; U.K. Royal Navy Rear Adm. Mark Beverstock, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff; U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John E. Shaw, USSTRATCOM deputy director of global operations; and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Steve Parode, USSTRATCOM director if intelligence. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include 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. (Photo courtesy of U.K. Royal Air Force Sgt. Ross Tilly)
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U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander (seated right), and U.K. Royal Marines Gen. Gordon Messenger, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, pose for a photo to commemorate their signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) Headquarters, London, June 28, 2016. By signing the MOU, Haney and Messenger formally agreed to continue having a U.K. liaison officer assigned to USSTRATCOM Headquarters. U.K. Royal Navy Capt. Richard Daws (standing, second from left) currently serves as the U.K. liaison officer at USSTRATCOM, where he coordinates the collaborative efforts between USSTRATCOM and the U.K. MOD. The engagement is part of Haney's trip to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to meet with host-nation leaders as part of USSTRATCOM's ongoing effort to build, support and sustain partnerships with ally nations. Also pictured (standing left to right) are: U.K. Royal Navy Commodore John MacDonald, U.K. Ministry of Defence head of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear policy; Daws; U.K. Royal Navy Rear Adm. Mark Beverstock, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff; U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John E. Shaw, USSTRATCOM deputy director of global operations; and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Steve Parode, USSTRATCOM director if intelligence. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include 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. (Photo courtesy of U.K. Royal Air Force Sgt. Ross Tilly)


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