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U.S. Strategic Command Consolidating Component Commands

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

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U.S. Strategic Command Consolidating Component Commands

Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) is streamlining its component structure by consolidating 18 component commands into four, the head of STRATCOM said July 26.Under the reorganization, one component command will be responsible for all air and missile capabilities, while the others will oversee maritime forces, missile defense and space, said Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who spoke to reporters during his command’s deterrence symposium in Omaha, Neb. The space component will be led by a four-star general, an elevation from its current three-star…

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