STRATCOM - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Commander, Joint Force Maritime Component Commander ( JFMCC )

Adm. Daryl Caudle is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and a 1985 graduate of North Carolina State University (magna cum laude) with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was then commissioned after attending Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Caudle holds advanced degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, Master of Science (distinction) in Physics; from Old Dominion University, and Master of Science in Engineering Management. He also attended the School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix, where he obtained a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership with a specialization in Information Systems and Technology. His doctoral dissertation research was conducted on military decision making uncertainty regarding the use of force in cyberspace. He is also a licensed professional engineer. He assumed command of U.S. Fleet Forces Command; U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command; U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command; and U.S. Strategic Command Joint Force Maritime Component Commander on December 7, 2021. Prior to this assignment, he was the commander, Submarine Forces; commander, Submarine Force Atlantic; commander, Task Force (CTF) 114, CTF 88, and CTF 46; and commander, Allied Submarine Command. His other flag assignments include deputy chief for security cooperation, Office of the Defense Representative, Pakistan; deputy commander, Joint Functional Component Command-Global Strike; deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet; director of operations U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; commander, Submarine Group Eight; commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and vice director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy on the Joint Staff (J-5) in Washington, D.C. His early sea tours included assignments as division officer, USS George Washington Carver (SSBN 656G); engineer, USS Stonewall Jackson (SSN 634B); engineer, USS Sand Lance (SSN 660); and executive officer of USS Montpelier (SSN 765). Caudle's first command assignment was as commanding officer of USS Jefferson City (SSN 759). As deputy commander, Submarine Squadron 11, he served as commanding officer of USS Topeka (SSN 754) and USS Helena (SSN 725) due to emergent losses of the normally assigned commanding officers. He also commanded Submarine Squadron 3. His tours ashore include assignments as assistant force nuclear power officer, Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; officer-in-charge of Moored Training Ship (MTS 635); deputy commander of Submarine Squadron 11; assistant deputy director for information and cyberspace policy on the Joint Staff (J-5) in Washington, D.C.; and as chief of staff Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. His personal decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (four awards), Legion of Merit (four Awards), Meritorious Service Medal (Three Awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five Awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four Awards).

Job Titles:

• Foreign Policy Advisor
• the Foreign Policy Advisor

Brent T. Christensen is the Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD) to the Commander of United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) since August 2022. In this role, Mr. Christensen provides advice to the Commander and command staff on the foreign policy implications of USSTRATCOM's global responsibilities. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Christensen previously served as Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 2019-2021. At Embassy Dhaka, he advised the Ambassador on all aspects of the U.S.-Bangladesh relationship and, among other responsibilities, provided oversight for a $500 million refugee assistance program, the Department of State's third-largest counterterrorism programs, and an $11 billion commercial advocacy portfolio. From 2016-2019, he served as Deputy Director, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the Department of State in Washington where he oversaw regional security issues and more than $40 billion in annual defense trade for Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Mr. Christensen was a Pearson Fellow on detail to the U.S. Congress from 2015-2016, serving on the majority staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. His other assignments include Special Assistant to the Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs Cyber Coordinator, Deputy Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Deputy Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, Bangladesh Country Officer in the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh Affairs at the Department of State, Economic Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, and Vice Consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to his work at the Department of State, from 2018-2021 Mr. Christensen served as one of two career Foreign Service members of the Foreign Service Impasses Disputes Panel, part of the U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority. A Distinguished Graduate of the National War College, Mr. Christensen earned a Master of Science in National Security Strategy in 2022. Mr. Christensen likewise holds a Master of Science in Statistics from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University. He speaks Spanish, French, and Vietnamese. Before joining the Foreign Service in 2002, he worked as a management consultant in Houston and New York City.

Job Titles:

• Director of the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center

Brig. Gen. Anthony is a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program and was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif. Much of her Active Duty career was spent in the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., where she flew on the RC- 135 aircraft. In 2002, Brig. Gen. Anthony transitioned to the Nebraska Air National Guard's newly formed 170th Group. She has commanded the 155th Force Support Squadron and the 155th Mission Support Group. Prior to her current position, the general was the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Global Operations, USSTRATCOM.

Job Titles:

• Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer

Captain John Anthony "Jack" French is a native of Mission Viejo, California and was commissioned via Officer Candidate School after graduation from the University of Colorado-Boulder where he received degrees in Political Science and Music. He received a Master of Business Administration-Petroleum Management degree from the University of Kansas via the US Navy Civilian Institution Program. He is also a graduate of the University of Virginia-Darden School of Business Executive Education program for Navy Supply Corps interns as well as the Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology through the Institute for Defense and Business at UNC, Chapel Hill. He is a Defense Acquisition Corps member and holds Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act level III certification in Business-Financial Management. CAPT French's afloat assignments include disbursing officer, USS McClusky (FFG 41); supply officer of the forward deployed USS Shiloh (CG 67); and commanding officer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit Two. His shore assignments include supply officer, Naval Operational Support Center, San Diego; Business Financial Management Analyst, Huey/Cobra Upgrades (PMA-276), Naval Air Systems Command; Fuel Planner, US Fleet Forces Command; Training with Industry Fellow, ExxonMobil; and POM Mechanic, Programming Division (N80), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He also completed a Global Support Assignment serving as an embedded trainer in Herat, Afghanistan as well as an assignment attached to US Forces Japan during Operation Tomodachi. CAPT French is a qualified Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer and Navy Expeditionary Supply Corps Officer. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards), and various unit and service awards.

Job Titles:

• Commandant Master Gunnery Sergeant
• Master Gunnery Sergeant

Job Titles:

• Deputy Chief of Staff
• Fellow at the George C. Marshall Center

Colonel Ericka Flanigan is the Deputy Chief of Staff, United States Strategic Command, at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. She recently served as Director, Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Intelligence Enterprise, and was Vice Commander, 70th ISR Wing at Ft. Meade, Maryland. While assigned to Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, she commanded the Joint Planning Support Element, enabling warfighting plans at every Combatant Command. Additionally, she served as a Senior Air Force Fellow at the George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany, and held Squadron Command at Scott Air Force Base. Col Flanigan is a 2010 graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. While stationed at the Pentagon, Colonel Flanigan specialized as an Air Force intelligence analyst for ballistic missiles and chemical and biological weapons. During this time, she represented Air Force efforts for national-level policy, multiple National Intelligence Estimates, and was briefer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Colonel Flanigan was the Wing Intelligence Flight Commander at Charleston Air Force Base, where she commanded intelligence actions for all C-17 operations during the opening days of OIF and ongoing ops in OEF. In 2005 Colonel Flanigan was assigned to headquarters, United States Strategic Command, where she held various positions, executive officer for the Director of Global Operations and served as Aide-de-Camp for the Commander, USSTRATCOM.

Job Titles:

• Director for Human Capital

Colonel Jason A. Schmidt is the Director for Human Capital (J1), United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. USSTRATCOM is comprised of 150,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and Civilians that are responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, global strike, missile defense, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, analysis and targeting, and missile threat assessment; additionally, the Command provides the Secretary of Defense and the President a range of options to deter our adversaries and assure our allies. The J1 Director leads the team responsible for providing Joint Force manning, human capital planning, headquarters strength management, human resource policies, and human capital efforts in direct support of USSTRATCOM operations. Colonel Schmidt oversees and implements the directorate plans, policies and procedures for attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining a balanced mix of civilian, contractors and joint military personnel to provide the Command with an agile and diverse workforce. Colonel Schmidt graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1998, served as an Air Force Fellow in 2012, and was a distinguished graduate of the US Army War College in 2019. His assignments include duties at the Squadron, Wing, Numbered Air Force, Major Command, Headquarters Air Force, and the Joint Staff. Prior to his current position, Colonel Schmidt served as the Vice Commander, 501st Combat Support Wing, RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom.

Job Titles:

• Director

Job Titles:

• Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command

Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere is Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and Commander, Air Forces Strategic - Air, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides strategic deterrence, global strike capability, and combat support to USSTRATCOM and other geographic combatant commands. The command is comprised of more than 33,700 professionals operating at two numbered air forces; 11 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve wings; and the Joint Global Strike Operations Center. Weapons systems assigned to AFGSC include all U.S. Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and bomber aircraft, UH-1N helicopters, E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft, and the U.S. Air Force NC3 weapons system. Gen. Bussiere is a 1985 distinguished graduate of Air Force ROTC from Norwich University. He has held a variety of flying, staff and command assignments including the Deputy Director for Nuclear, Homeland Defense and Current Operations, Joint Staff; Inspector General, Headquarters, Air Force Global Strike Command; Advanced Programs Division, Headquarters, Air Combat Command and duty as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Camp Victory, Baghdad. He commanded the 325th Bomb Squadron, 13th Bomb Squadron, 509th Operations Group and the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. He also served as the Commander, Alaskan Command, United States Northern Command; Commander, Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and Commander, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Commander, Eighth Air Force; Commander, Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and Commander, Joint Functional Component for Global Strike; Commander, Task Force 204, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Gen. Bussiere is a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and the U.S. Army War College Advanced Strategic Arts Program. Prior to his current position, Gen. Bussiere served as Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command. Gen. Bussiere is a command pilot with more than 3,400 hours in the T-38 Talon, F-15C Eagle, B-2A Spirit, B-1B Lancer and F-22 Raptor. He led F-15C combat missions during operations Southern Watch and Vigilant Warrior and B-2 combat missions during operations Allied Force and Iraqi Freedom.

Job Titles:

• Commander
• Commander, United States Strategic Command

Gen. Anthony J. Cotton is the Commander, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska He is responsible for one of 11 Unified Commands under the Department of Defense. USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, global strike, missile defense, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, analysis and targeting, and missile threat assessment. USSTRATCOM is comprised of 41,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and civilians who operate globally performing the command's missions. The command also provides the Secretary of Defense and President a range of options to deter adversaries and assure allies. General Cotton entered the Air Force through the ROTC program in 1986 where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, and major command levels. He has served as the Vice Commander and Commander of the 341st Missile Wing, Commander of the 45th Space Wing, Director of the Eastern Range, Patrick AFB, Florida, Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Commander 20th Air Force, Commander and President of Air University, as well as, Deputy Commander Air Force Global Strike Command. Prior to his current assignment, General Cotton served as the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command and Commander, Air Forces Strategic - Air, USSTRATCOM, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Job Titles:

• Chief of Staff

Major General "Greg" Brady is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree in French. He earned a Master's degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of America and a Master's degree in Military Studies from the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College. His most recent assignment was as the Commanding General of 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Sembach, Germany from 2019-2022. Over the last 10 years he has served as the Commanding General of White Sands Missile Range; Fires Chief, Army G-3/5/7 Headquarters Department of the Army; Deputy Commanding Officer, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command; Commander, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command: Operations and Plans Division Chief, Officer Personnel Management Directorate; Commander, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade; and Deputy Division Military Transition Team Chief, 3rd Iraqi Army Infantry Division, Al Kasik, Iraq. His military education includes: Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne School, Ranger School, the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, selected as an U.S. Army War College Fellow to the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI National Security Studies Fellowship Program. Major General Brady's decorations and badges include: the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Commendation Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Basic Space Badge, Ranger Tab, and the Army Staff Identification Badge. Major General Brady is married with three children.

Job Titles:

• Director of Global Operations, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebra

Maj Gen John J. Nichols is the Director of Global Operations, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. As Director, he serves as the principal advisor to the USSTRATCOM Commander on nuclear operations and is responsible for the day-to-day readiness of U.S. nuclear command and control and strategic deterrent forces. He is also responsible for synchronizing component, joint and coalition operations and directing assigned forces to achieve USSTRATCOM and national objectives. Maj Gen Nichols received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992. Following graduation, he served as an Intelligence Officer for seven years. Maj Gen Nichols then attended Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, and served in multiple flying assignments in the B-1. Maj. Gen Nichols has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels to include the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus AFB, Mississippi and the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. Maj Gen Nichols is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours.

Job Titles:

• Sergeant
• Command Senior Enlisted Leader Sergeant

Sergeant Major Kreamer assumed his current position as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader, USSTRATCOM, Offutt Air Force Base, NE. in October of 2021. USSTRATCOM is one of 11 Unified Commands under the Department of Defense. USSTRATCOM is responsible for the global command and control of U.S. strategic forces to meet decisive national security objectives, providing a broad range of strategic capabilities and options for the President and Secretary of Defense. Sergeant Major Kreamer enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 14 January, 1991. He reported to Parris Island on 21 October, 1991. Upon completion of Recruit Training, he was assigned to Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Geiger, NC for basic infantry training.

Job Titles:

• Director, US Strategic Command Joint Training

Captain Miller's tours at sea include: Anti-Submarine warfare and Combat Search and Rescue helicopter (SH-3H/SH-60F/HH-60H) pilot, Division Officer and Department Head in Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadrons Six and Eight; Air Anti-Submarine Warfare and Assistant Operations Officer for Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three embarked in USS Enterprise (CVN 65); Commanding Officer of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two; and following nuclear power training, Executive Officer in USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Captain Miller participated in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom and has completed deployments with USS Ranger (CV 61), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Constellation (CV 64), and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). He commanded USS Dubuque (LPD 8) during her deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Miller's previous shore tours include: United States Naval Test Pilot School and duty as an Engineering Flight Test Pilot for the SH-3D/G/H, VH-3D, and SH-60B/F helicopters at the Naval Air Test Center, Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Directorate; SH-60F Instructor pilot and Department Head in Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Ten; HS Readiness Officer for the Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Wing, United States Pacific Fleet; Operations Officer for the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing, Pacific; Assistant Program Manager for Multi-Mission Helicopters (PMA-299) working on the SH-60R helicopter program; and Aviation Commander Assignments Officer at the Naval Military Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee. Captain Miller has flown 4,800 flight hours in over 40 different military and civilian aircraft. His military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various unit and campaign awards. He also earned the Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award and Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award. Jeffrey B. Miller serves as the Director, US Strategic Command Joint Training and Exercises Directorate, J7. Prior to reporting to US Strategic Command, he served as the Deputy Director, US Africa Command Joint Training and Exercises Directorate, J7, and as Division Chief for Readiness, Training and Resources and the Joint Exercise Transportation Program Manager on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon.

Job Titles:

• Director of Command

Ms. Elizabeth Durham-Ruiz is the Director of Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (C4) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. As the Director of C4 Systems, data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ms. Durham-Ruiz is responsible for providing and assuring global-integrated C4 capabilities for U.S. Strategic Command execution in support of full spectrum operations for global strike, nuclear deterrence, missile defense, and cyberspace operations. She translates DoD and Joint Chiefs of Staff communications and information policies and applies them across the command. As the CIO, Ms. Durham-Ruiz has sole responsibility for developing, coordinating, and implementing U.S. Strategic Command enterprise information environment support for DoD Chief Information Officer initiatives, policy, and guidance. This includes Clinger-Cohen Act compliance, information resource management, and information technology governance processes such as capital planning, business process improvements, and portfolio management. Ms. Durham-Ruiz was commissioned into the United States Air Force in 1982 following her graduation from the United States Air Force Academy and served on active duty until 2007. She has extensive experience in command, control, communications and cyber systems supporting Presidential, strategic, tactical, satellite commanding and integrated tactical warning/attack assessment missions; satellite communications; enterprise information technology systems; cloud computing; and data and AI. After retiring from active duty as a Colonel, Ms. Durham-Ruiz held a variety of senior civilian positions at United States Strategic Command and United States Transportation Command. She led many cross-functional teams to analyze and develop pioneering solutions to complex technical problems, focusing on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3), C4, cyber, cloud computing, and big data analytics.

Job Titles:

• Rear Admiral

Rear Adm. Anthony Carullo is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, and raised in Central Florida. He is a 1991 graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering under the Nuclear Enlisted Commissioning Program. He holds a Master of Science in Management from Troy University, and he is a fellow of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI. He enlisted in the Navy in 1986. His operational assignments include command of Submarine Group 8 in Naples, Italy; command of Task Force 69 in Naples, Italy; and command of USS Greeneville (SSN 772) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He also served aboard USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) (GOLD) as executive officer; USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) as engineer officer; and USS Cincinnati (SSN 693) and USS Greeneville (SSN 772) as a division officer. His staff assignments included director of maritime operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet; deputy director for the Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N); commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM); duty as deputy commander and chief of staff for the Commander of Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet; as well as the director of maritime operations; special assistant (personnel policy and training) to the director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; executive assistant to the Director of Undersea Warfare (OPNAV N97); executive assistant for Strategic Strike in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; a junior member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board on the staff of the Commander, U. S. Fleet Forces Command; and an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command. In 2005 and 2009, he completed the submarine command course. He currently serves as the Director, Plans and Policy, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. As Director, He leads 375 personnel that developed strategy for the command's responsibilities, to include strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, global strike operations, and missile defense. His directorate builds and maintains Department of Defense nuclear war contingency plans, and provides strategic support for theater combatant commanders and the command's campaign plan. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (four awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), as well as many unit and campaign awards

Job Titles:

• Vice Admiral
• Deputy Commander
• Deputy Commander Vice Admiral

Vice Adm. Richard, (Rich) Correll is a 1986 graduate of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. He also holds a Master's in International Strategic Studies from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. His command assignments include command of USS Topeka (SSN 754); Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 11, San Diego, California; and Submarine Group 7, Yokosuka, Japan. He also served at sea onboard the USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730), USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) and USS Buffalo (SSN 715). His staff assignments include U.S. Strategic Command, director of Plans and Policy (J5), U.S. Fleet Forces Command, director of Joint Maritime Operations (N3), Strategic Systems Programs Headquarters, Naval Personnel Command, Naval Reactors Headquarters in the "Line Locker" and an assignment on the staff of the Office of the Secretary of Defense as the military assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy Plans and Forces and military assistant for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. His last assignment was on the staff of OPNAV N2/N6 as the Director of Strategic Integration where he was responsible for integration efforts involving intelligence and warfare systems requirements. In December 2022, he assumed his current duties as the Deputy Commander U.S. Strategic Command. Correll served on Navy teams that have been awarded the Naval Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation and Battle Efficiency E Awards.

Job Titles:

• Director, Capability and Resource Integration Directorate, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Mr. Taylor is also responsible for the articulation and development of all command requirement processes to ensure USSTRATCOM has the tools to accomplish its mission, and ensures appropriate decision support tools and assessment processes are in place to enhance operational capabilities. The directorate includes comptroller support, concepts and experimentation and force assessments. Mr. Taylor is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Army ROTC program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He has earned two Master of Arts degrees in Military Art and Science. As a career Army officer, he has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, three Bronze Stars, five Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award, seven Iraqi Campaign Medals, and is Airborne & Ranger qualified. He has served in key staff positions in Army and Joint units from battalion to unified command level, and has commanded Army units from platoon to brigade. Mr. Taylor has four combat tours in Iraq, deployed special mission capabilities globally, and has an operational deployment as part of Stabilization Force 4-5 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Most recently, Mr. Taylor served as the Director for Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments (J7), United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Mr. Taylor was directly responsible for individual and collective training, integrating command exercises, and assessing the command's campaign effectiveness as a contribution to the global security environment across all USSTRATCOM assigned missions. These missions included the global integration of strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, global strike, advanced analysis, missile defense and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations. Mr. Taylor has been married since 1985 to Kelly P. Taylor, they have two grown daughters, Michaela and Kristin.