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![U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere (left), the deputy commander
of U.S. Strategic Command, has lunch with members of the 90th Operations Support Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., March 31, 2021. Bussiere was nominated in October 2022 to run Air Force Global Strike Command. (Airman 1st Class Darius Frazier/Air Force)](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/H-kzGC7QiwYPwzmZCFUoxmw5tD0=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/VDQ5PQ7YZRFAJICL2SGALR7V6A.jpg)
Strategic Command’s No. 2 picked to run Air Force nuclear enterprise
Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, a decorated B-2 Spirit bomber pilot, would replace Gen. Anthony Cotton.
Pentagon to swap out nuclear boss, Europe commander and more
Three combatant commands are preparing to welcome new leaders, pending Senate confirmation.
US nuclear forces chief ‘very concerned’ by Russia-China cooperation
In the wake of Russia and China’s strengthened ties, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces said Tuesday he was “very concerned” about potential “cooperative aggression” between Russia and China.
By Joe Gould