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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Heidi V. Brown, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) director of global operations, passes the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) colors to U.S. Navy Capt. Dennis Crews, incoming NAOC commander, during a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 28, 2016. During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Col. Russell Mammoser (not pictured), former NAOC commander, relinquished command of the NAOC mission to Brown before Crews assumed the position. The NAOC provides a flying command, control and communications center for the president, secretary of defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. 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 Dana Heard)
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Heidi V. Brown, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) director of global operations, passes the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) colors to U.S. Navy Capt. Dennis Crews, incoming NAOC commander, during a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 28, 2016. During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Col. Russell Mammoser (not pictured), former NAOC commander, relinquished command of the NAOC mission to Brown before Crews assumed the position. The NAOC provides a flying command, control and communications center for the president, secretary of defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. 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 Dana Heard)


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