USTRANSCOM hosts visit from U.S. Strategic Command commander in chief
Navy Adm. James O. Ellis Jr., U.S. Strategic Command commander in chief, received briefings and tours from USTRANSCOM, Air Mobility Command, and the 126th Air Refueling Wing.
Ellis assumed command of U.S. Strategic Command in Nov. 2001.
United States Strategic Command is headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The command, like USTRANSCOM, is one of the nine unified military commands in the Department of Defense. The command has responsibility for all U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy strategic nuclear forces supporting the national security objective of strategic deterrence.