President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray to be the next commander of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command.
If confirmed by the Senate, Ray will replace Gen. Robin Rand, who is retiring. Ray is currently deputy commander of U.S. European Command.
Trump has also nominated Maj. Gen. David Thompson to be vice commander of Air Force Space Command. Thompson is now special assistant to Space Command’s commander.
Global Strike Command, established in 2009 and headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, manages the service’s nuclear deterrence mission, covering three ICBM wings; its entire bomber force; Air Force nuclear command, control, and communications; and development of the Long-Range Strike bomber. It has more than 30,000 personnel.
