USAF activates Global Strike Command

摘要

Anew major command to oversee all of the US Air Force's (USAF's) forces was activated at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana, on 7 August.rnAir Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) will provide combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global-strike operations in support of combatant commanders.rnIt is led by Lieutenant General Frank Klotz, who previously served as assistant vice-chief of staff and director of Air Force staff, and is intended to bring the US bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) units under a single commander.