USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
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The USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCC WMD) is a United States Strategic Command
center built in cooperation with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA).
The SCC WMD is housed in the Defense Threat Reduction Center (DTRC), the headquarters building of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) opened January 26, 2006 just outside Washington, D.C.
; Hon. Kenneth J. Kreig, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; Gen. James E. Cartwright
, USMC, Combatant Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Dr. Dale E. Klein, assistant to the secretary of defense for nuclear and chemical and biological defense programs; Dr. Stephen Younger, former director of DTRA; and Maj. Gen. Trudy H. Clark
, USAF, DTRA deputy director.
Senator Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony.
United States Strategic Command
United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally...
center built in cooperation with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is an agency within the United States Department of Defense and is the official Combat Support Agency for countering weapons of mass destruction . DTRA's main functions are threat reduction, threat control, combat support, and technology development...
(DTRA).
The SCC WMD is housed in the Defense Threat Reduction Center (DTRC), the headquarters building of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) opened January 26, 2006 just outside Washington, D.C.
History and background
At the opening of the new DTRC on January 26, 2006 Dr. James A. Tegnelia, DTRA director, also announced the Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of the SCC WMD. Guests at the ceremony included: Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.Indiana
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; Hon. Kenneth J. Kreig, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; Gen. James E. Cartwright
James E. Cartwright
James E. "Hoss" Cartwright is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who last served as the eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, 2007 to August 3, 2011. He previously served as the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, from September 1, 2004 to August 10,...
, USMC, Combatant Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Dr. Dale E. Klein, assistant to the secretary of defense for nuclear and chemical and biological defense programs; Dr. Stephen Younger, former director of DTRA; and Maj. Gen. Trudy H. Clark
Trudy H. Clark
Major General Trudy H. Clark, USAF is a former Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in the United States.-Military career:...
, USAF, DTRA deputy director.
Senator Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony.
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See also
- Defense Threat Reduction AgencyDefense Threat Reduction AgencyThe Defense Threat Reduction Agency is an agency within the United States Department of Defense and is the official Combat Support Agency for countering weapons of mass destruction . DTRA's main functions are threat reduction, threat control, combat support, and technology development...
- United States Strategic CommandUnited States Strategic CommandUnited States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally...
- National Counterproliferation CenterNational Counterproliferation CenterThe National Counterproliferation Center is the primary organization within the U.S. Intelligence Community for combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems....