§9068 Air Force Global Strike Command

Summary

Creates a major Air Force command called Air Force Global Strike Command. The leader of that command must serve as a general while in the job. The President appoints the commander and the Senate must confirm the choice. The commander keeps their permanent rank. The commander is the single officer responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff for carrying out the command’s missions. The command is in charge of all Air Force nuclear and long-range strike work for U.S. Strategic Command. That covers nuclear weapons, weapon delivery systems, long-range bombers, and nuclear command, control, and communications. The command must provide combat-ready nuclear and long-range strike forces when ordered. It must organize, train, equip, and manage assigned or gained forces. It must check readiness and report regularly to the Secretary and Chief of Staff. It must lead development of requirements, budgets, investment plans, and strategies for sustaining, modernizing, and using these forces. It must advise the Secretary about needed Air Force resources and do other tasks the Secretary finds necessary.