OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – (From Left) U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon, senior enlisted leader of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM); U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein; Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein, deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, meet at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Oct. 18, 2017. During his visit, Gen. Goldfein met with USSTRATCOM leadership to discuss nuclear command, control, and communications and strategic deterrence in the 21st century. One of nine DOD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global responsibilities assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, space operations, cyberspace operations, joint electronic warfare, global strike, missile defense and intelligence.