OMAHA- On Wednesday, it was announced that the U.S. military's electromagnetic spectrum operations, which is used across the world, will now be based out of Offutt Air Force Base. The new office, unveiled by Air Force and military officials at an emblem reveal ceremony, will be titled the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center. "I can think of no better than USSTRATCOM to take on this responsibility," said General Anthony Cotton during the event.

The electromagnetic spectrum, or EMS, is used for navigation, missile threat warning systems, radio transmissions, radar, and cellular phones all over the world. The new JEC office will lead the U.S. in attaining EMS dominance over other world powers. However, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon acknowledged that other nations, especially since the Cold War, have had, at times, better EMS capabilities than the U.S. "Two decades later," said Bacon, "it was clear to me and others that China and Russia were ahead of us in important aspects of electronic warfare."

Despite this, Brig. Gen. AnnMarie Anthony and General Cotton believe the new office at STRATCOM will put the U.S. on a path to "remain the dominant force within EMS." Following the unveiling of the office, it was announced that the JEC will begin looking for staff. Of particular interest are people with physics, engineering, radio frequency engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, and computer science backgrounds.

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