Air Force Global Strike Command

10 U.S.C. § 9068

• Title: 10 — Armed Forces
• Chapter: 907 — THE AIR FORCE

Text

(a) Establishment.—There is in the Air Force a major command, which shall be known as Air Force Global Strike Command.
(b) Commander.—(1) The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command shall hold the grade of general while serving in that position, without vacating that officer's permanent grade. The commander shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that position.
(2) The commander shall serve as the single accountable officer responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for carrying out all aspects of Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic Command, including such aspects described in subsection (c).
(c) Functions.—The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command shall be responsible for carrying out all aspects and activities of the Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic Command. Such aspects include nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, long-range strike bomber aircraft, and the nuclear command, control, and communication systems. Such activities include the following:
(1) Providing combat-ready nuclear and long-range conventional strike forces in support of Presidential and combatant commander directives.
(2) Administrating, organizing, training, and equipping assigned and gained forces.
(3) Assessing the readiness of assigned and gained forces and submitting to the Secretary and the Air Force Chief of Staff periodic reports with respect to such assessments.
(4) Leading development in the Air Force of—
(A) military requirements with respect to nuclear and long-range strike missions;
(B) budget proposals necessary to carry out the missions of the Air Force Global Strike Command;
(C) long-range investment plans and priorities to sustain, modernize, and recapitalize assigned forces; and
(D) employment strategies, concepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures with respect to strategic deterrence, nuclear deterrence operation, and long-range strike operations.
(5) Advising the Secretary, as necessary, on the adequacy of resources of the Department of the Air Force dedicated to support and execute nuclear missions.
(6) Such other functions as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate for execution of nuclear deterrence and long-range strike missions.

History

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, §1642(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1191.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions
A prior section 9068 of this title resulted from the redesignation of section 9084 of this title as section 9068 of this title by section 952(b)(1) of Pub. L. 116–92. Such section 9068 was renumbered section 9083 of this title by section 952(e) of Pub. L. 116–92 and subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §921(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3804.
A prior section 9069 was renumbered section 9064 of this title.
A prior section 9074 was renumbered section 9065 of this title.
A prior section 9075 was renumbered section 9066 of this title.

Editorial Notes

Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, §1601(a), (b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1172, 1173, added items 9088 and 9089. Amendments were made pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title.
2024—Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, §509C(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1874, added item 9083 and renumbered former items 9083 to 9086 as 9084 to 9087, respectively.
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, §1081(a)(33), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1921, redesignated item 9084 "Space Development Agency" as 9086 and transferred it to appear after item 9085.
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §§921(b), 922(e), title XVI, §1601(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3805, 3807, 4042, added items 9083, 9084 "Space Development Agency", 9084 "Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties", and 9085 and struck out former item 9083 "Officer career field for space".