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NORTHCOM NORAD Missile Warning/Missile Defender of the Year 2024, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 25th, 2024

In honor and recognition of our Nation’s homeland missile defense noble mission of safeguarding all 50 states and US territories defended against ICBMS from rouge nations, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held our 10th NORTHCOM NORAD Missile Warning and Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 25th, 2024. This marks our 78th Missile Defender of the Year event we have done in recognition and honor of our Missile Defense Operators in 22 nations.  We honor our best of the best Warfighter missile defense operators in the United States for the past year and honor them as World Champions in this mission. We surrounded them with Winners as we associate with Winners to Win. Seven United States Flag Officers led by MG Robert Davis joined in this recognition event this past Friday evening off the foothills of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  

We are honored to present these Vigilant All-American Warriors that keep our nation safe, day and night, 365 days a year.  

Ladies and Gentlemen, our 2024 NORTHCOM NORAD Missile Warning and Missile Defenders:

Mr. Adam Johnson
NORAD and USNORTHCOM (N&NC) Intel Professional of the Year
Mr. Roger Baty
N&NC Staff Professional of the Year
MAJ Cameron Martin
JOC Missile and Space Domain Crew of the Year
LT William Robbins
JOC Missile and Space Domain Crew of the Year
SSgt David Shelton
JOC Missile and Space Domain Crew of the Year

JOC Missile and Space Domain Crew of the Year

LTC Ann Allen
Missile Defense Officer Awardee 
Mr. Tim Schmitt
Missile Defense Deputy Officer Awardee 
MAJ Juch 
USASMDC Staff Professional Awardee 
LTC Benjamin Brown, CPT Ira Jinkins,1LT Joel Belles, SFC Trevor Cousino, and SGT Connor Willprecht
100th Missile Defense Battalion Crew of the Year Awardees
COL (R) David Short 
Lifetime Achievement Awardee 
COL (R) Matt Pollock
Lifetime Achievement Awardee 

We extend our thanks and respect to the military leaders that joined us in honoring the best of the best in this noble mission for the missile defense of our Homeland.

MG Robert Davis, Director of Operations for U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a principal advisor to the Commander of USNORTHCOM. BG Johnaton Dawber, Deputy Commanding General for Operations, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). BG Thaddeus Fineran, Chief of Staff-Army, Joint Force Headquarters-Nebraska, and USNORTHCOM J3 Deputy Director of Operations. Rear Admiral Arex Avanni, Deputy Director of Operations at NORTHCOM. BG Eric Little, Director of Operations for SPACECOM. COL Dani Williams, Commander of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade. Mr. Robert Cunniff, Director of Operations, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). Mr. Jeffrey Dillemuth, Director of Operations, U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). Mr. Walt Chai, Director, Space Sensors; Director, Missile Integration and Operations Center, Missile Defense Agency. A special thanks to our Board Member Mr. JD Gainey for being the master of ceremonies! 

Winner associate with Winner to Win! 

Mission Statement

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.