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Shelton takes command of Air Force Space Command

In a change-of-command ceremony today, Gen. William L. Shelton became the 15th commander of Air Force Space Command. Shelton replaces Gen. C. Robert Kehler, who will take command of the United States Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, presided over the ceremony. As a [...]

Kehler nominated to head U.S. Strategic Command

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President Obama today nominated Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, to head U.S. Strategic Command. Strategic Command, based at the Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Neb., oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons, missile defenses and space warfare mission.   The four-star general has commanded the Air Force Space Command since 2007, [...]

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