A key step in reinvigorating the Air Force’s
nuclear deterrence mission will be made today with the activation of the
service’s Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said the new command will bring
together the Air Force bomber force and intercontinental ballistic missiles
under a single commander.
“Standing up the command is no small task, and actually we’re doing it
sooner than we anticipated,” Donley said during a Pentagon news conference
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