Peggy J. Corpman, human resources assistant, receives the Air Force A1 (Manpower and Personnel Directorate) Technician of the Year award for 2016 from U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, during an awards ceremony at USSTRATCOM headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 28, 2017. One of nine Department of Defense unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global missions assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, space operations, cyberspace operations, joint electronic warfare, global strike, missile defense and intelligence.