Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and civilians assigned to Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters during an all hands call at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 14, 2017. During his visit, Mattis met with USSTRATCOM leadership to discuss strategic deterrence in the 21st century. This was Secretary Mattis’ first visit to USSTRATCOM as Secretary of Defense. One of nine Department of Defense unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global missions assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, space opera


Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and civilians assigned to Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters during an all hands call at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 14, 2017. During his visit, Mattis met with USSTRATCOM leadership to discuss strategic deterrence in the 21st century. This was Secretary Mattis’ first visit to USSTRATCOM as Secretary of Defense. 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, intelligence, and analysis and targeting. ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady)


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