Stars and Stripes

The Pentagon should rethink its plans for missile defense on Guam and consider less expensive technology with a lighter footprint, according to a former Navy destroyer captain. Retired naval officer J.D. Gainey called for a pause on plans for Guam’s Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System during an online forum Friday. Gainey, who specializes in Indo-Pacific security, commanded the USS Hopper, an Aegis-equipped destroyer, and was part of a 2018 effort to plan to defend Guam from air and missile attacks, according to the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, the group that sponsored the forum.

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