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A top Chinese general will visit the United States this month and tour major U.S. bases as Washington seeks to improve relations and reduce the risk of conlict, offi

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2008 – The Pentagon has opened the window of time in which it will shoot down a malfunctioning U.S. reconnaissance satellite, a senior U.S. military officer said here today. Today’s return of the space shuttle Atlantis to Earth prompted the start of the optimal time period for shooting down the satellite, which extends until about the end of the month, the senior officer told Pentagon reporters. Only “tens of seconds” will be available each day for a favorable launch of a ship-based SM-3 interceptor missile, the senior officer said. “The window is small, … but we’re looking...

GN’s 2008 Space Conference April 11-13, 2008 Omaha, Nebraska See: Agenda Conference Brochure (735KB PDF file) | Conference Flyer (465 PDF file) In 2008, the Global Network will hold its 16th Annual Space Organizing Conference and Protest outside this Strategic Command. Hundreds of people from around the world will come to Omaha from April 11 – 13, 2008 to learn first-hand about this military installation that operates in America’s heartland. For the first time, world citizens will gather to shine a light on what StratCom has become. Located in the heart of the nation, just south of Omaha, Nebraska, the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2006 – The United States is fighting terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq to keep its pledge to the people there and to prevent future attacks on America, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said at a troop rally at an Air Force base yesterday. “We maintain forces in those countries because we’re a nation that keeps its word and because we understand what is at stake in that part of the world,” Cheney told servicemembers gathered at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, American and allied military forces displaced...

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2006 – Dads of the Offutt Air Force Base community in Nebraska are in for a special Father's Day treat, the Spirit of America Tour founder and president said. Country music favorite Charlie Daniels (left) and Spirit of America founder and president Robert Rosenthal chat on stage at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., during Daniels' concert in 2003. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Thanks to Spirit, and a well-timed break in her tour schedule, country music star Jo Dee Messina will have a "meet and greet" with the troops before performing a free concert...

The Secret Service anticipated keeping President Bush at Offutt Air Force Base for several days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack if necessary, the 9/11 Commission's final report says. Instead, the president left Offutt after less than two hours in Nebraska.

The Secret Service anticipated keeping President Bush at Offutt Air Force Base for several days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack if necessary, the 9/11 Commission's final report says. Instead, the president left Offutt after less than two hours in Nebraska. The report tells of hasty conferences among Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, the Secret Service and other advisers about what Bush should do and where he should go as they tried to assess the damage and danger after the terrorist attacks. "Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was chosen because of its elaborate command and control facilities, and because...

<p>A group of seven people protesting war and nuclear weapons were apprehended Sunday by authorities when they crossed onto Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb.</p> <p>About 35 people gathered outside the base in Bellevue — which is home to the Strategic Command, said Frank Cordaro, a Des Moines Catholic Worker who led the group.</p>