The United States currently has close to 44 Ground-Based Interceptors (GBIs) deployed in Alaska and California to defend all of the 320 million Americans living in the United States of America against North Korean nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). The last of the 44 GBIs are being deployed and will be completed next month in… read more
As the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has to certify every 90 days to Congress that Iran is in compliance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (Link) aka “Iran Nuclear Deal” which does not allow the weaponization of nuclear material by Iran. This past Friday, the President, with the intelligence from… read more
In addressing the urgent growing ballistic missile threat from North Korea, specific language in the $440 million reprogramming to missile defense programs approved by the United States Congress defense committees, both the House of Representatives and the Senate, are authorizing the United States to test and develop the new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor… read more
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin M. Kruthers enlisted in the Army in 2004 as a Patriot Enhanced Operator/Maintainer. In October 2010, he attended Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker. He masterfully executed “Austere Challenge” including GCC STRATCOM level visibility messaging via Multi-National Patriot Live Fire with his unit’s Radar Set and PAC-3 ELES Launching… read more
Petty Officer Nathaniel Lynch enlisted in the Navy on February 8, 2005 and completed Recruit Training in Great Lakes, Illinois. After graduating Fire Controlmen “A” school, he then went on to attend Aegis Computer “C” school at Aegis Training and Readiness Center, Dahlgren, Virginia. In July 2006, he reported onboard USS PHILIPPINE SEA and completed… read more
SSG Caroline Domenech currently serves in HHB (Air Defense Artillery), 49th Missile Defense Battalion; Fort Greely, AK. She has held a variety of leadership positions, including Military Police Team Leader, Company Liaison with the DA Police Department, and Company Training Noncommissioned Officer (NCO). SSG Domenech’s awards include the Army Achievement Medal (4th Award), Army Good… read more
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony J. Owens is Deputy Chief, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Division, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe – Air Force Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He is responsible for providing staff support to POTUS-directed European Phased Adaptive Approach for ballistic missile defense. He leads planning and integration of air and ballistic missile… read more
MDAA’s mission is to make the world safer by advocating for the development and deployment of missile defense systems to defend the United States, its armed forces and its allies against missile threats.
MDAA is the only organization in existence whose primary mission is to educate the American public about missile defense issues and to recruit, organize, and mobilize proponents to advocate for the critical need of missile defense. We are a non-partisan membership-based and membership-funded organization that does not advocate on behalf of any specific system, technology, architecture or entity.
