| A Warrior, A Hunter, A Leader, A Believer A Man that has Seen it all, Heard it all, and Led through it all 49 years of service to the American public and the State of Alaska Spanning 10 United States Presidents from his first President Nixon to his last President Biden He stood strong as the Pioneer in every breath and being He was the Last of the Great Alaskans that welded and embraced the last American frontier. He was the original and soul champion of the defense of our nation from the North He championed our operational deployment of Missile Defense for the United States Homeland in Alaska to defend all 50 States and all 300 million people. His world championship life for the United States is in place today defending and deterring the missile threats from our adversaries. We have honored him throughout his champion life in his leadership of Missile Defense with the recognition of the Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Alaska annually. He is an American idol. God bless his soul and his family Grace upon him |
(Representative Don Young at the 2014 Inaugural Alaska Missile Defender of the Year Ceremony, Anchorage, AK)
Congressman Don Young 1933-2022
Advocacy
- Events
- Congressional Roundtable Discussion Series
- Addressing the Air and Ballistic Missile Threat to Europe
- Air Defense for the U.S. Army and Europe
- Boost Phase Missile Defense
- Cooperating with Japan on Missile Defense
- Defending Against the North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat
- Developing a Space-Based Sensor Layer for Missile Defense
- Layered Missile Defense Against North Korea
- MDAA Congressional Roundtable: Future BMD Systems
- MDAA Congressional Roundtable: Missile Defense in the Pacific
- Missile Defense C2 in a Cross Domain Environment
- Missile Defense of NATO and Partners in Europe
- Multi-Domain Command & Control for Integrated Air & Missile Defense
- New Layers
- Space-Based Missile Defense
- The Missile Defense Review: Expanding the Mission of Missile Defense
- The Navy’s Contribution to Ballistic Missile Defense
- The Status of Missile Defense for U.S. National Security
- Virtual CRT: Missile Defense and Authoritarian Adversaries: The Challenge from Iran
- Virtual CRT: North Korea Launches an ICBM in the Indo-Pacific: What are the Implications?
- Virtual CRT: “Combat Proven Integrated Air and Missile Defense – CENTCOM”
- Virtual CRT: “Missile Defense in Ukraine – Proven Here, Proven Anywhere”
- Virtual CRT: “21st Century Warfare: Long Distance Fires- Are We Ready to Defend Against it?”
- Virtual CRT: “Defending U.S. Homeland From Alaska”
- Virtual CRT: 80 Years Later – Are We Ready to Defend the Pacific
- Virtual CRT: Air to Air Missile Defense
- Virtual CRT: Building Missile Defense Capacity with Urgency
- Virtual CRT: Cruise Missile Defense Homeland Israel
- Virtual CRT: Cruise Missile Defense U.S. Homeland
- Virtual CRT: Defending Israel Full Integration of Defense and Offense
- Virtual CRT: Defensive Fires in Afghanistan
- Virtual CRT: From Rhetoric To Weapons – The U.S. Navy Is Kinetically Defending Sea Lines
- Virtual CRT: Global Missile Defense Responsibilities
- Virtual CRT: Implementing the American SHIELD
- Virtual CRT: Implications of the First Combat Intercept of THAAD
- Virtual CRT: Indo-Pacific Challenges Driving Missile Defense Solutions
- Virtual CRT: Live and Under Fire
- Virtual CRT: Missile Defense and the FY-22 NDAA
- Virtual CRT: Missile Defense in Great Power Competition
- Virtual CRT: Saving Lives and Winning the Cost Curve: Defeating Drones and UAS
- Virtual CRT: Taiwan and China – The Missile Defense Challenge
- Virtual CRT: The Future of Command and Control
- Virtual CRT: The Missile Defense Review: One Year Reflection and Outlook to the Future
- Virtual CRT: The Space Layer: Hypersonic and Ballistic Missile Tracking Space Satellites
- Virtual CRT: U.S. Missile Defense – An Overview of Past, Current, and Future Roles and Responsibilities
- Virtual CRT: Ukraine, NATO, Russia; Why Missile Defense is Critical
- Virtual CRT: Validation of Our Best Missile Defense Capability
- Congressional Roundtable Discussion: Addressing the North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States
- Conferences
- Reception Events
- Anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative Speech
- Arizona Breakfast of Champions
- Arizona Reception of Champions 2017
- Ballistic Missile Defense Breakfast of Champions in Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Celebrating 35 Years of the Strategic Defense Initiative and the Way Forward for Missile Defense
- Huntsville Breakfast of Champions
- NATO Live Fire Recognition Event
- New Jersey Reception of Champions in Camden, New Jersey
- Recognition of the Tenth Anniversary of the Operational Aegis BMD System
- Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremonies
- Congressional Roundtable Discussion Series
- Memorials
- Lessons Learned Series
- Tributes
- Henry A. Kissinger 1923-2023
- Senator Dianne Feinstein 1933 – 2023
- Congressman Don Young 1933-2022
- General Raymond Odierno 1954-2021
- Michele Evans 1965 – 2021
- Mike Terrill 1937 – 2020
- Nick Ikeda 1965-2020
- Senator Thad Cochran 1937-2019
- President George H. W. Bush 1924-2018
- Senator John S. McCain III 1936-2018
- Lieutenant General Thomas S. Vandal 1959-2018
- Major General John G. Rossi 1961-2016
- Mrs. Nancy Reagan 1921-2016
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark A. Mayo 1989-2014
- Dr. William Van Cleave 1935-2013
- Dr. Julian Davidson 1927-2013
- Neil Armstrong 1930-2012
- Chris Taylor 1949-2011
- Senator Theodore Stevens 1923-2010
- Lt. Gen. Larry J. Dodgen 1949-2010
- Admiral Wayne E. Meyer 1926-2009
- Bill Walsh 1931-2007
- Missile Defense Review
