[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S3733]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 480--COMMEMORATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED 
                        STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND

  Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 480

       Whereas United States Strategic Command was established on 
     June 1, 1992, to meet national security needs of the post-
     cold-war era by combining all strategic planning, targeting, 
     and wartime employment of forces under one commander 
     headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base in the State of 
     Nebraska;
       Whereas United States Strategic Command was reestablished 
     in 2002 at Offutt Air Force Base, combining the 
     responsibilities of United States Strategic Command and the 
     United States Space Command along with responsibility for 
     early warning and defense against missile attack;
       Whereas over the last 20 years, United States Strategic 
     Command has flawlessly executed the mission to deter nuclear 
     attacks and employ nuclear forces if necessary;
       Whereas in 2010 the mission of United States Strategic 
     Command expanded again to include cyberspace operations 
     through United States Cyber Command, a subunified command;
       Whereas United States Strategic Command provides continuous 
     information regarding orbiting satellites and space debris to 
     spacecraft such as the International Space Station;
       Whereas United States Strategic Command has supported 
     coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan by providing 
     intelligence, planning, and cyber support;
       Whereas United States Strategic Command contributed to 
     United States operations in Libya through long-range 
     conventional strikes and intelligence, surveillance, and 
     reconnaissance;
       Whereas United States Strategic Command continues to be the 
     premier nuclear deterrent in the United States, serving as a 
     center for global command and communications headquartered in 
     the State of Nebraska; and
       Whereas the United States, and particularly the State of 
     Nebraska, is grateful to those who serve the United States at 
     United States Strategic Command: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the 20th anniversary of the establishment of 
     United States Strategic Command and the vital contributions 
     of United States Strategic Command to national security; and
       (2) honors the dedicated men and women who serve at United 
     States Strategic Command executing the mission to deter and 
     detect strategic attack against the United States and allies 
     of the United States and to defend the nation as directed.

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