News & Updates

Oct 9, 2018

Missile Defense News

Funding in 2019 budget will expand Greely missile interceptor count to 62

Daily News-Miner: FAIRBANKS — The missile defense base near Delta Junction has funding for an additional two missile interceptors under…

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Aug 22, 2018

Missile Defense News

Camp Ravenna still in running for missile site

Tribune Chronicle: WARREN — The head of the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber said the president’s decision to sign a defense…

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Jul 30, 2018

Missile Defense News

Decision on $3.6B Ravenna Missile Site Coming ‘Soon’

Business Journal Daily: VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The decision about placing a missile defense site at Camp Ravenna should be…

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Jul 4, 2018

Missile Defense News

Letter: Missile defense worth the investment

Anchorage Daily News: I read an article in Monday’s Anchorage Daily News about Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stopping in Alaska…

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Jun 26, 2018

Missile Defense News

During Eielson visit, Defense Secretary Mattis highlights Alaska’s strategic military role

Alaska Public Media: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. military increasingly relies on Alaska, both to provide a…

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Jun 6, 2018

Missile Defense News

Congress wants GBI acceleration plan, options for potential fifth missile field at Ft. Greely

Inside Defense: Lawmakers, impatient with the Pentagon’s plan to take five years to expand the ballistic missile defense interceptor fleet…

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Feb 28, 2018

Missile Defense News

Pentagon nears decision on Fort Drum as East Coast missile defense site

Syracuse: WASHINGTON — Members of Upstate New York’s congressional delegation are making a last-minute pitch to the Pentagon, asking military…

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Feb 1, 2018

Missile Defense News

Boeing Gets $6.6 Billion From Pentagon to Expand Missile Defense

Bloomberg Politics: Boeing Co. has received a $6.56 billion contract to continue managing the U.S. missile defense system intended to…

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Jan 19, 2018

Missile Defense News

Inside the Gates: Alaska’s 49th Missile Battalion

KTVA: When it comes to defending our country during a missile strike, it turns out Alaska’s specific role is on…

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Jan 11, 2018

Missile Defense News

Vice President Pence to tour Alaska missile defense sites

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: FAIRBANKS – Vice President Mike Pence plans to stop in Alaska as part of a trip next…

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