- United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
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"SMDC" redirects here. For other uses, see SMDC (disambiguation).
Space and Missile Defense Command 
Shoulder Sleeve InsigniaActive October 1, 1997- Branch U.S. Army Garrison/HQ Redstone Arsenal Commanders Current
commanderLieutenant General Richard P. Formica Insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia 
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, 117th Space Battalion (Colorado Army National Guard) and 53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON)
- 100th Missile Defense Brigade (GMD), Peterson 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
- Army Space Program Office (ASPO) in Alexandria, Virginia
- Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors Project Office (JLENS) based in Huntsville, Alabama[1]
- Ballistic Missile Targets Joint Project Office (BMTJPO) based in Huntsville, Alabama
The current commander is Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica.,[2] with Senior Enlisted Advisor Command Sergeant Major Larry S. Turner.
See also
References
- ^ Associated Press, "U.S. Army tests new dirigible craft to detect cruise missiles", 20 April 2010.
- ^ "USASMDC – Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell". January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070613092421/http://www.smdc.army.mil/SMDC/BIO/Campbell.html. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
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 (video made by Delta Research Inc for SMDC)
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