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Sept. 29, 2023
Ground-Based Missile Defense Units in North America reassigned to U.S. Northern Command
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Effective Oct. 1, 2023, the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., and its subordinate unit, 49th Missile Defense Battalion, Fort Greely, Alaska, are assigned to U.S. Northern Command. This move aligns the units that operate the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system under the combatant command responsible for missile defense of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Oct. 18, 2021
Leaders discuss ballistic missile defense at Vista Intercept 22
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Ballistic missile defense is a critical mission for defending North America. Vista Intercept 22 provided a forum for participants to evaluate NORAD’s threat warning and assessment capabilities and U.S. Northern Command’s ballistic missile defense, integrated deterrence and additional capabilities required to defeat complex threats.
Aug. 25, 2016
NORTHCOM leader talks partnerships at Missile Defense Symposium
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Relationships and trusted partnerships are critical for the success of the U.S. ground-based midcourse defense mission, said the deputy director of Operations for the U.S. Northern Command at the 19th Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center, Aug. 17, 2016.
Aug. 5, 2016
SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Arrives in Florida, Prepares for October Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla — The U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems program completed a major program milestone on Aug. 2, successfully delivering a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite Flight 3 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss Recent North Korean Missile Launches
WASHINGTON — Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a senior-level videoconference to share information regarding two recent North Korean missile launches.
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