Defenders of the Year

January 18, 2017

2015 Okinawa Defender of the Year

Okinawa, Japan / November 24, 2015 The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its third annual Okinawa Defender of the Year Award

January 18, 2017

2015 European Missile Defender of the Year

Kaiserslautern, Germany / April 17, 2015 The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance hosted the second annual European Missile Defender of the

January 18, 2017

2014 Okinawa Missile Defender of the Year

Kadena Air Base / November 25, 2014 At the divide of the Philippine Sea and the East China Sea, between

January 18, 2017

2014 Alaska Missile Defender of the Year

Anchorage, Alaska / May 10, 2014 The highest point in North America is Mt. McKinley, Alaska. The single most ideal

January 17, 2017

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin M. Kruthers, United States Army

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin M. Kruthers enlisted in the Army in 2004 as a Patriot Enhanced Operator/Maintainer. In October

January 17, 2017

Petty Officer First Class Nathaniel Lynch, United States Navy

Petty Officer Nathaniel Lynch enlisted in the Navy on February 8, 2005 and completed Recruit Training in Great Lakes, Illinois.

January 17, 2017

Staff Sergeant Caroline Domenech, National Guard

SSG Caroline Domenech currently serves in HHB (Air Defense Artillery), 49th Missile Defense Battalion; Fort Greely, AK. She has held

January 17, 2017

Lieutenant Colonel Anthony J. Owens, United States Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Anthony J. Owens is Deputy Chief, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Division, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe

January 17, 2017

2016 U.S. Missile Defender of the Year

Alexandria, Virginia / January 13, 2017 The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance honored and recognized the very best missile defense leadership

January 5, 2016

Fire Controlman First Class Petty Officer Elizabeth J. Clark

FC1 Clark was born in Vancouver Washington on the 15th of October 1987. She graduated from Deer Park High School

Defenders of the Year