Army General Wants More Missile Defense Within First Island Chain

December 8, 2021

Defense One:

I don’t think we have enough right now. I think we need more. And so that would be, as the commander of U.S. Army Japan, I think that would be something that I would champion for, is more integrated air and missile defense protection in the first island chain, for certain,” Maj. Gen. Joel Vowell said Tuesday during Defense One’s Outlook 2022 event.

Air and missile defense is one of five “core tasks” the Army would undertake to support the joint force in the Indo-Pacific if conflict broke out, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said recently…

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