Gen. John Hyten (left), U.S. Strategic Command commander, Gen. Daniel Allyn (second from left), Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Lt. Gen. David Mann (second from right), former SMDC/JFCC IMD commander, and Lt. Gen. James Dickinson (right), incoming SMDC/JFCC IMD commander, during the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense change of command and retirement ceremony at the Von Braun III auditorium on Redstone Arsenal, Ala., Jan. 5, 2017. Click on image for story.

The Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., Dec. 23. Above, the USS Pennsylvania prepares to moor in Apra Harbor, Guam, during a scheduled port visit on Oct. 31, 2016. Click on image for story.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, after a short deployment Dec. 17, 2016. Click image to read story.

Gen. John E. Hyten, U.S. Strategic Command commander, hosted U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller at USSTRATCOM headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base​, Neb., Dec. 14, 2016. Neller also held an All Hands Call with Marines assigned to USSTRATCOM headquarters. Click on image for story.

A B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit sit beside one another on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 10, 2016. This marked the first time that all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic bomber aircraft simultaneously conducted operations in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations.