Navy.mil:
Lt. j.g. McKenzie Anderson, USS Porter (DDG 78) training officer, was honored as the Navy’s Missile Defender of the Year (MDOY) at the annual Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) awards banquet held in Alexandria, Va., Jan. 11. The annual MDAA-sponsored event honors the best missile defense Soldier, Sailor, Airman and National Guard member for their outstanding efforts.
Anderson was recognized along with Army Chief Warrant Officer Lucas Watterson, Air Force Capt. Rex Villa, and Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Jacob Moore – recipients of the same honor within their respective branches of service.
When Anderson was notified of his selection he said, “It’s an honor to be selected as the 2018 Navy Missile Defender of the Year. It’s important to remember that [Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)] is fundamentally a team effort, and I could not have asked for a better team than was onboard USS Porter. The men and women manning Porter’s combat systems are dedicated to meet mission requirements and execute BMD tasking at any time.”
