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Soldiers with the 49th Missile Defense Battalion and Texas National Guard recently proved their readiness to uphold the no-fail mission of protecting Americans from long-range missile attacks during exercise Guardian Strike 24, May 6-10, 2024, at Fort Greely.

Over the course of the roughly 84-hour exercise, the battalion’s fire direction center, which performs ground-based midcourse defense, and military police from Alpha Company were tested on a range of scenarios and performance measures within their two respective missions: defending the United States and designated areas from intercontinental ballistic missile attack and critical site security of the Missile Defense Complex at Fort Greely.

Soldiers with the 236th Military Police Company, Texas National Guard, also participated in the exercise during their rotation on post.

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