Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs head coach, presents a game ball to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Young, executive officer to U.S. Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) senior enlisted leader, after the final practice of the team's training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 18, 2016. While there, service members assigned to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Whiteman AFB, Mo.; and Rosecrans Reserve Air National Guard Base, Mo.; observed the Chiefsâ€™ practice session, and were invited onto the field to meet with players and coaches. Young was one of several joint and international military members to receive a game ball from Reid after the practice session. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
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