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Encyclopedia > USSTRATCOM

United States Strategic Command is one of the unified commands of the United States Department of Defense which controls the nuclear weapons assets of the United States military. It is headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. One division, announced in 2005 is the Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare, which is responsible for protecting the computer network of the Defense Department and for launching attacks on other networks. The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Offutt Air Force Base (Offutt AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Sarpy County, Nebraska. ... State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U.S. States Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Governor Dave Heineman Official languages English Area 200,520 km² (16th)  - Land 199,099 km²  - Water 1,247 km² (0. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Little is known about the Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare, or JFCCNW, whose existence was only revealed to the public in 2005. ... Computer network From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...


Organization

  • Primary operational units:
  • Organizational and support units:
    • Office of the Commander, United States Strategic Command
    • Command Center, Global Operations and Logistics
    • Joint Information Operations Center
    • Space Operations Plans and Policy
    • Strategic Global Strike Plans and Policy
    • JTF-CNO
    • DoD Manned Flight Support Office

Twentieth Air Force was formed during World War II, exclusively as a heavy strategic bombardment organization. ... The United States Air Force Space Command (USAFSPC or AFSPC) is a major command of the U.S. Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. ...

See Also

The Strategic Air Command or SAC was the branch of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal, as well as the infrastructure necessary to support their operations (such as tanker aircraft to fuel the bombers and, until 1957...

External Links

  • United States Strategic Command

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