Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth recognized #ArmySMDC as the Army's Best Place to Work during a ceremony on the last day of #AUSA2024! https://lnkd.in/eqJF6xnS
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Armed Forces
Huntsville, Alabama 30,430 followers
Official page of USASMDC. A People First team providing space and missile defense forces and capabilities.
About us
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is the Army’s force modernization proponent and operational integrator for global space, missile defense and high altitude capabilities. The command does this through the 1st Space Brigade, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, Technical Center, Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence. USASMDC provides trained and ready space and missile defense forces and capabilities to the warfighter and nation. It builds future space and missile defense forces for tomorrow by researching, testing and integrating space, missile defense, cyber, directed energy, hypersonic and related technologies for the future.
- Website
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https://www.smdc.army.mil
External link for U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
- Industry
- Armed Forces
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Type
- Government Agency
- Specialties
- Space and Missile Defense, Defense, Security, Joint Support, Space Operations, High Altitude, Satellite Communications, and Materiel Development
Locations
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Primary
P.O. Box 1500
Huntsville, Alabama 35807-3801, US
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350 Vandenberg Drive
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 80914-4912, US
Employees at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Updates
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Just weeks after the establishment of the Redstone Anti-Missile Missile Office, on Oct. 17, 1957, the Nike-Zeus anti-missile program reorients “to provide a system capability to a phased approach.” Phase I developed a local control system and an anti-missile missile, or interceptor, limited to 100K feet altitude and ~70 nautical miles. Phase II, focused on the anti-missile missile, developed an interceptor with a jet-head that would extend its capabilities to 500K feet altitude. Phase III addressed the range by developing an anti-missile missile with a fully active seeker to extend range capabilities against aerodynamically supported aircraft to ~200 nautical miles. As defined at this time, a Nike-Zeus battery consisted of radars for tracking and discrimination defensive missiles, and a related computer equipment. The organizational concept called for three major elements: weapons batteries; the Local Defense Center consisting of the Local Acquisition Radar and tactical equipment for the one-to-five associated batteries; and the Forward Acquisition Radar, forward deployed in the direction of a possible ICBM attack, which would acquire target data and transmit it to the Local Defense Center. #TBT
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These are some great tips for creating strong #passwords. #cybersecurity | #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
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Listen to #ArmySMDC's CG LTG Sean Gainey's interview with Defense News' Jen Judson during #AUSA2024, Oct. 15. https://lnkd.in/ekqq7_ky
AUSA Interview: Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, Commanding General, Army Space and Missile Defense Command
defensenews.com
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USASMDC leaders joined COL Pete Atkinson, Army Space Division chief, G-3.5.7, to discuss how SMDC and the Army space enterprise are delivering effects for maneuver forces’ warfighting efforts as outlined by the Army Space Vision to meet today's diversifying threats in space. https://lnkd.in/drufDUNz
AUSA spotlights tactical Army space future in multidomain operations
dvidshub.net
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Well done, SPC Faison! Keep up the great work. https://lnkd.in/dDJ42ucH
SPC Faison recognition
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“We ask a lot of our air defense Soldiers with readiness and OPTEMPO, and it’s amazing how they always respond, day in and day out. Even with the recent call, our Soldiers are ready to go and respond to the global requirements that are out there." ~LTG Sean Gainey, #ArmySMDC CG during Air and Missile Defense panel at #AUSA2024
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Do you know what multi-factor authentication means, and how it helps secure your information? #cybersecurity | #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
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Here are some great tips for keeping your passwords safe. #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth | #cybersecurity