United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

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

• Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

References

1. ^ Associated Press, "U.S. Army tests new dirigible craft to detect cruise missiles", 20 April 2010.
2. ^ "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)