United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

FieldValue
TypeFunctional Combatant Command
HeadquartersOffutt AFB, NE
EstablishedSee DoD historical records

Mission

Strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, global strike, missile defense

USSTRATCOM is a unified combatant command established by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under 10 U.S.C. § 161 and designated in the Unified_Command_Plan; no section of Title 10 establishes it by name, and its commander’s authority, direction and control over assigned forces comes from 10 U.S.C. § 164(c), as mapped at Title_10_Structure.

Service Component Commands

  • Nuclear Triad components
  • NC3 (Nuclear Command, Control & Communications)

Subordinate / Joint Commands

Theater Special Operations Commands

N/A

Program Executive Officers

N/A

Notes

Nuclear deterrence mission. Controls nuclear triad: ICBMs, SLBMs, strategic bombers.

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