The Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike (JFCC-GS) was a component of
US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). It was established on 19 July 2006
when the
Joint Functional Component for Space and Global Strike stood down. Its first commander was
Lieutenant General Robert J. "Bob" Elder Jr., who simultaneously served as the commander of the
8th Air Force
The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Forces ...
. JFCC-GS was inactivated on October 2, 2017 as part of USSTRATCOM's effort to reorganize its components into a more streamlined war fighting structure.
The commander of JFCC-GS served as
Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) for USSTRATCOM. When it stood down, the JFACC role was transferred to the commander of
Air Force Global Strike Command
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global stri ...
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Mission
The official mission statement stated that "JFCC-GSI optimizes planning, integration, execution and force management of assigned missions of deterring attacks against the U.S., its territories, possessions and bases, and should deterrence fail, by employing appropriate forces."
Operations
JFCC GSI integrates all elements of military power as it conducts, plans and presents global strike effects. Operations include:
*Leads integrated operational planning among all USSTRATCOM Components
*Provides integrated analysis of the command's global mission capabilities
*Develops and provides Global Strike and Integration execution recommendations
*Supports USSTRATCOM's Strategic Command and Control mission
*Operational and tactical control of global strike forces as directed
*Coordinates tasking to other joint components and service task forces for synchronizing USSTRATCOM operational and tactical mission planning and execution needs
*Supports USSTRATCOM nuclear command and control and force execution responsibilities
References
United States Strategic Command
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