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U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander, provides remarks during a retirement ceremony in honor of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Allen W. Batschelet, outgoing USSTRATCOM chief of staff, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., June 30, 2016. During the ceremony, Haney and U.S. Army Gen. (Ret.) Carter F. Ham, former U.S. Africa Command commander, thanked Batschelet and his family for their service to the Army, USSTRATCOM and the community surrounding Offutt Air Force Base. Batschelet began his military service by enlisting in the Iowa National Guard as an artilleryman. After achieving the rank of sergeant in the field artillery, he decided to pursue a career as an officer because he wanted to lead soldiers. In 1983, he received his commission as a lieutenant of artillery after being recognized as a distinguished military graduate from Iowa State University. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James H. Dickinson, former Missile Defense Agency director for test, will replace Batschelet as USSTRATCOM chief of staff. 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. (USSTRATCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady)
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U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander, provides remarks during a retirement ceremony in honor of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Allen W. Batschelet, outgoing USSTRATCOM chief of staff, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., June 30, 2016. During the ceremony, Haney and U.S. Army Gen. (Ret.) Carter F. Ham, former U.S. Africa Command commander, thanked Batschelet and his family for their service to the Army, USSTRATCOM and the community surrounding Offutt Air Force Base. Batschelet began his military service by enlisting in the Iowa National Guard as an artilleryman. After achieving the rank of sergeant in the field artillery, he decided to pursue a career as an officer because he wanted to lead soldiers. In 1983, he received his commission as a lieutenant of artillery after being recognized as a distinguished military graduate from Iowa State University. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James H. Dickinson, former Missile Defense Agency director for test, will replace Batschelet as USSTRATCOM chief of staff. 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. (USSTRATCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady)


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