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Nancy Wilson and Sterling Wilson pin a fourth star onto the uniform epaulets of U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) deputy commander, as U.S. Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, looks on during Wilson’s promotion ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 22, 2016. Goldfein, who presided over the ceremony, noted that Wilson had the competence and character required to be promoted to the rank of general and hold the position of 39th vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. Wilson, a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours and 680 combat hours, has been at USSTRATCOM since July 2015. He previously served as the Air Force Global Strike Command commander. 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 Master Sgt. April Wickes)
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Nancy Wilson and Sterling Wilson pin a fourth star onto the uniform epaulets of U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) deputy commander, as U.S. Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, looks on during Wilson’s promotion ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 22, 2016. Goldfein, who presided over the ceremony, noted that Wilson had the competence and character required to be promoted to the rank of general and hold the position of 39th vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. Wilson, a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours and 680 combat hours, has been at USSTRATCOM since July 2015. He previously served as the Air Force Global Strike Command commander. 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 Master Sgt. April Wickes)


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