U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Charles Richard, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), explains to Nobukatsu Kanehara, deputy secretary-general of National Security Secretariat of Japan, the processes of the Global Operations Center (GOC) during a tour of USSTRATCOM on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Nov. 28, 2017. During his visit, Kanehara toured the GOC and received a briefing on USSTRATCOM’s missions and priorities. One of nine Department of Defense 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.