Breda, Netherlands | February 10, 2023

The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance and the Royal Dutch Air Force hosted the sixth European Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Breda, Netherlands on Friday, February, 2023. The event honored missile defenders from the NATO alliance for their exemplary service. These service members demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in missile defense for the last year and directly contributed to the security of NATO and Europe.

Read the MDAA Alert on The 2023 European Missile Defender of the Year.

2023 European Missile Defenders of the Year:

Master Sergeant William H. White
U.S. Space Force’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Lieutenant Commander Brandon Naddell
U.S. Air Force’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Lieutenant Colonel Marcel Szalai
NATO’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Captain Michael Shannon
U.S. Army’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Lieutenant Commander David Ingel
U.S. Navy’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Captain Christian Weicker
Germany’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Captain Rick ‘t Jong
Netherland’s European Missile Defender of the Year

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Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Jan Marinus
Netherland’s Career Achievement European Missile Defender of the Year

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Click here to download the 2023 European Missile Defender of the Year Program.