Defenders of the Year

January 22, 2024

Major Robert Sheehan, U.S. National Guard

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­MAJ Sheehan has served as the NCR-IADS Deputy J3 for 4 rotations, and most critically served as a Tactical Director

January 22, 2024

Captain Zachary Buenger, U.S. Army

CPT Zachary “Zac” Buenger entered the active duty Army in January 2016 after graduating from Colorado School of Mines with

January 22, 2024

Lieutenant Commander Rebekah Fleming, U.S. Navy

LCDR Fleming is a native of Angelica, New York. She graduated from the University of Rochester, where she commissioned from

January 22, 2024

Staff Sergeant John Brannon, United States Air Force

SSgt Brannon is an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Technician and Senior Air Defense Technician, 603rd Air Operations Center, Ramstein

January 22, 2024

Sergeant Matthew Critchley, United States Space Force

Sgt Matthew N Critchley is a Space and Missile Warning Technician in the Space Watch Cell, Space Forces Indo-Pacific, Joint

January 22, 2024

2023 U.S. Missile Defender of the Year

Alexandria, VA – January 19, 2024 MDAA brought forward our nation’s very best missile defender from each of the five

October 16, 2023

2023 NORAD & USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Award Ceremony

Colorado Springs, Colorado | October 13, 2023 The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its tenth NORAD and USNORTHCOM Missile Warning

August 4, 2023

2023 Indo-Pacific Air & Missile Defender of the Year

Honolulu, Hawaii | August 3, 2023 The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held 2023 Indo-Pacific Air & Missile Defender of the

February 13, 2023

2023 European Missile Defender of the Year

Breda, Netherlands | February 10, 2023 The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance and the Royal Dutch Air Force hosted the sixth

January 23, 2023

Sergeant First Class Patrick Sharp, United States Army National Guard

Sergeant First Class Patrick Sharp’s military career began in June of 2009 when he enlisted in the Florida Army National

Defenders of the Year