8/7/201218th Air Force welcomes new commanderLt. Gen. Darren W. McDew formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay in a change of command ceremony today at the Scott Club at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
7/19/2012USSTRATCOM Soldier recognized for helping save hikerArmy Maj. Geoffrey DeWeese remembers the night of Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 well. What began as a beautiful day hiking with a friend in a rugged, mountainous terrain soon became an exhausting trek to save a stranger's life.
7/13/2012Air Force's premiere tactical cyber wing gets new commanderThe 'cyber gunslingers' of the Air Force's premier cyber unit
and winner of the Omaha Trophy, U.S. Strategic Command's award for Best
Global Operations, the 67th Network Warfare Wing, participated in the time
honored military tradition of formally passing the command flag. Col. Kevin
Wooten relinquished wing command to Col. William Poirier, as Maj. Gen.
Suzanne Vautrinot, 24th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony in
historic Hangar 1610 at Kelly Field.
6/27/2012CJCS holds candid discussion with Offutt audienceGen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first trip to U.S. Strategic Command and Offutt AFB, culminating in an open discussion with base personnel during a town hall meeting at the Patriot Club June 26.
6/26/2012Dempsey Details Challenges in Visit to Nebraska BaseLikening the global security environment to strong winds such as those that come with severe weather here in the central plains, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke today about challenges buffeting the nation.
6/12/2012614th AOC Changes CommandCol. John Wagner assumed command of the 614th Air and Space Operations Center from Col. Christopher Moss during a change-of-command ceremony at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., June 4.
5/15/2012Space Weather, Satellites and the SunWhen service members go out on patrol, they keep a weather eye out for any dangers or unknown variables that might impact the mission. When space surveillance specialists go out on the job, they�re keeping an eye on the skies, and in more ways than one.
5/15/2012AF Space Command realigns cyberspace capabilitiesThe Air Force Network Integration Center will go through a restructure as it divests cyberspace lead command functions to Air Force Space Command to allow AFNIC to focus on its core mission of Air Force network integration and engineering services.
5/15/2012Top Cold Steel Challengers recognized at ceremonySince January, Offutt personnel and family members have been pumping iron, ripping muscle, running, sweating, losing weight and eating healthy for the Cold Steel Challenge. Now the top challengers have officially been recognized.
5/4/2012Air Force launches 2nd advanced satelliteThe 45th Space Wing successfully launched the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle here today from launch pad 41 at 2:42 p.m., on May 4. AEHF-1 was launched from here in August of 2010.
5/4/2012USSTRATCOM and National Space DaySpace Day is a global educational initiative that takes place annually on the first Friday of May focused on the extraordinary achievements, benefits, and opportunities in the exploration and use of space.
4/27/2012Omaha Trophy winners announcedGen. C. Robert Kehler, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, recently announced the 2011 Omaha Trophy winners, an honor awarded annually to military units demonstrating the highest performance standards in USSTRATCOM�s mission areas.
4/17/2012Maj. Gen. Vautrinot discusses the importance of cyber operationsThe Commander of 24th Air Force and Air Force's Cyber Air Component to USCYBERCOM Network Operations, Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, spoke Monday at the 4th Annual Cyber 1.2 event at the 28th Annual National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo.
4/4/2012New commander leads cyber warriorsSCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The 50th Network Operations Group welcomed a new commander during the April 4 change-of-command ceremony in the main fitness center.
4/4/2012SecArmy visits U.S. Army Cyber CommandSecretary of the Army John McHugh visited the U.S. Army Cyber Command Headquarters April 2, to gain situational awareness and ensure the Army is correctly prioritizing, balancing and integrating resources to support the mission.
3/14/2012Northcom Prioritizes Homeland Defense, Cyber, PartnersPriorities for U.S. Northern Command include expanding partnerships, keeping eyes on air, space, cyberspace, land and sea domains, and outpacing all threats, the Northcom and the North American Aerospace Defense Command commander said today.
2/29/2012Minuteman III test launch delayedThe launch of an unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., has been postponed.
2/23/2012AEHF Flight 2 Successfully Ships to Cape CanaveralThe Air Force and Lockheed Martin team successfully delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Flight communication satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle.
2/23/2012Industry leaders briefed on ISR futureLt. Gen. Larry James, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, briefed industry leaders about the service's ISR future during the Aviation Week Defense Technology, Affordability and Requirement Conference here, Feb. 15.
2/21/2012African American Gave Ultimate Sacrifice During Space Shuttle Mission Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson was one of only a handful of African-American astronauts and was one of the seven crewmembers aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia when it exploded on re-entry just 16 minutes before its scheduled touchdown Feb. 1, 2003. His accomplishments were numerous, and he showed that nothing should get in the way of a person's goals, including their race.
2/15/2012Short Range Ballistic Target Successfully LaunchedToday the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) successfully completed a flight test of the new Economical Target-1 (ET-1) at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
2/7/2012ORS-1, ground system gain final ops acceptanceWhen Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, declared the Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite had achieved final operational capability in early January, the announcement marked a significant milestone for the 1st and 7th Space Operations Squadrons as well as their mission partners.
2/6/2012Stand up of SJFHQ-E enhances CWMD missionGen. C. Robert Kehler, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, unveiled the new Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination during an official ceremony Feb. 3, an organization which provides expert planning, intelligence and operational capability for combating and eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
1/17/2012Release of the Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC)The President and Secretary of Defense's strategic guidance for our Joint Force is clear - we will answer our nation�s call and sustain the trust of the American people amidst a rapidly changing security environment.
1/13/2012Information Assurance: Defending CyberspaceToday, as never before, Department of Defense networks and the personnel who maintain them are being tested to the very limits of their ability to deflect assault. Attackers all over the world are utilizing every conceivable method to gain access to our critical systems and introduce malicious code to exploit or destroy our assets.