美国战略司令部2015势态报告.pdf

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION UNTIL RELEASED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES STATEMENT OF GENERAL KEVIN P. CHILTON COMMANDER UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 24 MARCH 2010 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION UNTIL RELEASED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES Chairman Levin, Ranking Member McCain, distinguished members of the Committee on Armed Services, thank you for the opportunity to testify today, representing the extraordinary men and women of United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Im privileged to showcase this joint teams achievements, discuss our requirements, and highlight future national security challenges across our mission areas. USSTRATCOMs active duty and reserve military members, civilians, and contractors form a superb joint team, whose dedicated planning, advocacy, and operational execution efforts advance our warfighting priorities. We continue to strengthen and sharpen our focus on deterrence while at the same time preserving our freedom of action in space and cyberspace. Before continuing, I must say that we appreciate your support, because legislative investments across our mission areas are essential to our providing global security for America. Admiral Mullen’s memorandum CJCS Guidance for 2009-2010 detailed the Joint Forces strategic objectives through 2010. These objectives include defending our national interests in the broader Middle East and South Central Asia, considering ways and means to improve the forces health, and balancing global strategic risks through deterrence. The uninformed observer might expect USSTRATCOM to aid the Joint Force on