United States Strategic Command
Patrick Howell is an experienced pilot and safety manager with a diverse background in aviation and military operations. Currently serving as a Pilot in Command for the King Air 90 at Silverhawk Aviation and as a Safety Program Manager for the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Howell has held various roles, including Action Officer with United States Strategic Command and several leadership positions within the United States Air Force. With a proven track record in compliance and readiness evaluation, mission planning, and flight instruction, Howell has contributed to national-level contingency planning for the Air Force nuclear bomber fleet while also conducting flight training under FAA regulations. Howell holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from The Citadel and a Master of Science in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
United States Strategic Command
This is the Official U.S. Strategic Command LinkedIn page. Located at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Neb., U.S. Strategic Command is one of 11 unified commands in the Department of Defense. The commander of USSTRATCOM serves as the senior commander of unified military forces from all four branches of the military assigned to the command. The USSTRATCOM commander is the leader, steward and advocate of the nation's strategic capabilities. USSTRATCOM integrates and coordinates the necessary command and control capability to provide support with the most accurate and timely information for the President, the Secretary of Defense, other national leadership and combatant commanders. USSTRATCOM combines the synergy of the U.S. legacy nuclear command and control mission with responsibility for space operations; global strike; global missile defense; and global command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR). This dynamic command gives national leadership a unified resource for greater understanding of specific threats around the world and the means to respond to those threats rapidly. Mission USSTRATCOM deters strategic attack and employs forces, as directed, to guarantee the security of our nation and our allies. Vision One innovative USSTRATCOM warfighting team deterring conflict and delivering decisive capabilities from, in and through all domains wherever and whenever needed. Priorities Above all else, we will provide Strategic Deterrence If deterrence fails, we are prepared to deliver a Decisive Response We will do this with a resilient, equipped and trained Combat-Ready Force