During a senior leadership meeting in October, Air Force Global Strike Command officials crafted the mission statement and vision for the new organization, which will oversee the nation’s ICBMs and nuclear-capable bombers. The command’s mission is to: “Develop and provide combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations … safe, secure, credible … to support the President of the United States and combatant commanders.” Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, the AFGSC commander, said this mission “needs to be understood by everyone in the command, because we truly have been given a special trust and responsibility for our nation’s strategic deterrence mission.” The command’s vision is: “American airmen with special trust and responsibility for the most powerful weapons in our nation’s arsenal … an elite, highly disciplined team … building a model command.” (Barksdale release)
Collaborative Combat Aircraft designs from Anduril and General Atomics passed their critical design reviews early in November, clearing the way for detailed production efforts to get underway, the Air Force said. How future versions will be upgraded is still under discussion.