A Keynote Address by General John E. Hyten, U.S. Strategic Command
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Kenney Auditorium
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 1740 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20036Description
The Johns Hopkins SAIS Strategic Studies Program, The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, and Dean's Forum
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A Keynote Address by General John E. Hyten, U.S. Strategic Command
General John E. Hyten is Commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), one of nine Unified Commands under the Department of Defense. USSTRATCOM sets conditions across the globe as the ultimate guarantor of national and allied security. USSTRATCOM’s forces and capabilities underpin and enable all other Joint Force operations.
Gen. Hyten attended Harvard University on an Air Force Reserve Officer's Training Corps scholarship. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and applied sciences and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1981. Gen. Hyten’s career includes assignments in a variety of space acquisition and operations positions. He served in senior engineering positions on both Air Force and Army anti-satellite weapon system.
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The Philip Merrill Center at Johns Hopkins SAIS explores the relationship between politics and the many kinds of military power—from the use of terror by small, non-state groups to the threatened use of nuclear weapons—aiming to promote dialogue and innovative research on pressing national security issues.