United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
"SMDC" redirects here. For other uses, see SMDC (disambiguation).
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| Active | 1 October 1997 – present |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch |
 United States Army |
| Part of |
 United States Strategic Command |
| Headquarteres | Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Current commander | Lieutenant General David Mann |
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The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) is a specialized major command within the United States Army. The command was established in 1997. The SMDC is an organization composed of several components:
- SMDC Headquarters and the Force Development Integration Center in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
- 1st Space Brigade, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado – consists of 1st Space Battalion,[1] and 53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON). 117th Space Battalion (Colorado Army National Guard) is not part of 1st Space BDE and is controlled by the Nat. Guard. However, it has a Training, Readiness, Oversight (TRO) relationship with 1st Space BDE.
- 100th Missile Defense Brigade (GMD), Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado
- 49th Missile Defense Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Greely, Alaska
- U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / U.S. Army Strategic Command (Forward) located in Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC)
- Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab (SMDBL)
- Space and Missile Defense Acquisition Center (SMDAC) based in Huntsville, Alabama; the SMDAC comprises:
- High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF), at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
- U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site (USAKA/RTS), in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and at Wake Island
- Army Space Program Office (ASPO) in Alexandria, Virginia
- Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors Project Office (JLENS) based in Huntsville, Alabama[2]
- Ballistic Missile Targets Joint Project Office (BMTJPO) based in Huntsville, Alabama
The current commander is Lieutenant General David L. Mann,[3] with Senior Enlisted Advisor Command Sergeant Major James N. Ross.
See also
References
- ↑ Meet your Army: Chief trains Soldiers to detect missiles accessdate=2016-09-06
- ↑ Associated Press, "U.S. Army tests new dirigible craft to detect cruise missiles", 20 April 2010.
- ↑ "LTG David L. Mann" (PDF). USASMDC. United States Army. June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/arsmdc.htm
- Future Warfare Preparation: US Army Space & Missile Defense Command – animated dramatization of various missile defense scenarios (YouTube video made by Delta Research Inc for SMDC)
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