Strategic Command
STRATCOM · United States Strategic Command is responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and global strike.
Area of Responsibility: Strategic nuclear forces, global strike capability
STRATCOM Alert Flash
LIVE- Oct 30 U.S. Urges Government Employees, Employee Families To Leave Saudi Arabia
- Oct 26 Saudi-Led Coalition Reports Second Riyadh Ballistic Intercept and Destruction of Two Launchers in Sanaa
- Oct 25 Saudi-Led Coalition Reports Intercept of Houthi Ballistic Missile Directed at Riyadh
- Oct 24 Latvian Forces Find Foreign UAV Drone in Liepna Parish After October 18 Report
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Current Assessment
War with Iran, ongoing attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities and heightened force posture in the Middle East
Strategic Command Mission Overview
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) deters strategic attack through a safe, secure, effective, and credible global combat capability and is ready to prevail in conflict when directed. It provides strategic planning and coordination for national-level deterrence missions.
STRATCOM provides strategic deterrence and planning for global operations across multiple domains, coordinating capabilities that support national-level deterrence and strategic readiness. The command maintains continuous readiness and supports national command and control requirements.
- Strategic deterrence and readiness.
- Global planning and coordination of strategic capabilities.
- Continuous command and control for strategic operations.
United States Strategic Command is responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and global strike.
Headquarters
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
Area of Responsibility
Strategic nuclear forces, global strike capability
Latest STRATCOM Alerts
Recent intelligence updates for Strategic Command.
U.S. Urges Government Employees, Employee Families To Leave Saudi Arabia
Location:โฏSaudi Arabia, countrywide Event: Effective October 23, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and U.S. government employee fami
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Saudi-Led Coalition Reports Second Riyadh Ballistic Intercept and Destruction of Two Launchers in Sanaa
MIDDLE EAST - Major General Turki Al-Malki, official spokesperson for the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, stated on October 26 in releases carried by the Saud
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Saudi-Led Coalition Reports Intercept of Houthi Ballistic Missile Directed at Riyadh
RIYADH - Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, stated on October 25 that air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic m
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Latvian Forces Find Foreign UAV Drone in Liepna Parish After October 18 Report
LATVIA - On October 24, Latviaโs National Armed Forces (NBS) said a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle was found in Liepna parish of Alลซksne municipality, and that the vehicle li
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Unidentified Object Enters Lithuanian Airspace Near Pasvalys, NATO Baltic Air Policing Fighters Scrambled
BALTICS - On October 18, an unidentified object, possibly an unmanned aerial vehicle, entered Lithuanian airspace between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. local time.
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Romanian Air Force F-16s Shoot Down Two Geran Drones Over Territorial Waters Near Sulina
ROMANIA - On October 17, two Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft on air policing missions scrambled from the 86th Air Base Borcea at 5:43 PM local time (2:43 PM UTC) after radar sys
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Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Drones and Missiles Over Saudi Arabia and Red Sea
MIDDLE EAST - On October 16 the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted and destroyed three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV drones) in the Southern and Riyad
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Two Container Ships Struck by Unknown Projectiles in Strait of Hormuz
MIDDLE EAST - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations received time-late reports on October 13 of two container ships struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait o
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GACA Extends Suspension of Operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabiaโs General Authority of Civil Aviation announced on October 12 that the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has b
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Saudi-Led Coalition and Houthi Spokesman: Strike on Riyadh Airport Killed 12 Including U.S. Citizen and October 11 Projectile Hit Terminal 4
SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi-led coalition attributed an October 10 strike by Yemenโs Houthi forces on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people, including
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Japan Assesses North Korea Launched at Least Two Ballistic Missiles That Fell Outside Its EEZ
EAST ASIA - Japanโs Ministry of Defense and Cabinet Secretariat assessed that North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles from inland areas on October 12, with one fly
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U.S. European Command: Bombers Leave RAF Fairford for Home Stations
UNITED KINGDOM - U.S. European Command said on October 4 that the bombers deployed to RAF Fairford were redeploying to their home stations, and a U.S. Air Force statement the sam
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