The Defense Department’s inspector general office is expected to release a report this month evaluating Air Force Global Strike Command’s organizational structure, roles, and responsibilities, according to IG officials. “The objective of this assessment is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of current command relationships with its subordinate organizations,” states a July IG update. “This assessment also examines the potential efficiencies and gains in security effectiveness at Minot [AFB, N.D.,] from alternative organizational structures,” adds the document. AFGSC, headquartered at Barksdale AFB, La., oversees the Air Force’s nuclear capable bombers and ICBM force. The command stood up in August 2009 and commenced full-scale operations in September 2010.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the site of U.S. Space Command’s future home Dec. 12 and endorsed the move to establish the headquarters here after years of political back and forth.
