Commander, U.S. Strategic Command

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combatant command commander military position

The Commander, U.S. Strategic Command is the senior military leader responsible for overseeing U.S. nuclear forces, global strike, and strategic deterrence operations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Commander of United States Strategic Command	2
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command canonical	1
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (for operational matters)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combatant command commander ⓘ military position ⓘ
advises	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on strategic operations ⓘ President of the United States on strategic deterrence matters ⓘ Secretary of Defense on nuclear and global strike capabilities ⓘ
affiliation	United States Armed Forces ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the U.S. Senate ⓘ
commandType	unified combatant command leadership position ⓘ
coordinatesWith	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners on strategic deterrence issues ⓘ other U.S. combatant commanders ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
ensures	readiness of U.S. strategic forces ⓘ
establishedAsPositionIn	1992 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	assigned joint military forces ⓘ assigned nuclear-capable forces ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ
headquartersRegion	Nebraska ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
locationOfCommandHeadquarters	Offutt Air Force Base ⓘ
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff (when designated as such by law or policy at various times) ⓘ
mission	deter strategic attack against the United States and its allies ⓘ provide decisive response if deterrence fails ⓘ
oversees	ballistic missile submarine forces (SSBNs) ⓘ intercontinental ballistic missile forces (ICBMs) ⓘ nuclear-capable bomber forces ⓘ strategic nuclear triad operations ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ surface form: United States Strategic Command
predecessorPosition	Commander of Strategic Air Command ⓘ surface form: Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC) Commander, United States Space Command ⓘ surface form: Commander in Chief, United States Space Command (for some missions)
rankTypicallyHeldBy	four-star admiral ⓘ four-star general ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor	U.S. nuclear forces ⓘ analysis and targeting support for strategic operations ⓘ cyberspace operations (as assigned over time) ⓘ electromagnetic spectrum operations (as assigned over time) ⓘ global missile defense (in coordination with other commands) ⓘ global strike operations ⓘ nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) enterprise (as assigned) ⓘ space operations (as assigned over time) ⓘ strategic deterrence operations ⓘ synchronization of global deterrence planning ⓘ
scopeOfResponsibility	global ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Strategic Command → hasCommander → Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ

General Kevin P. Chilton → positionHeld → Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ

subject surface form: Kevin P. Chilton

this entity surface form: Commander of United States Strategic Command

Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command (MARFORSTRAT) → subordinateTo → Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ

subject surface form: Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command

this entity surface form: Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (for operational matters)

Deputy Commander of United States Strategic Command → reportsTo → Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander of United States Strategic Command