‘I don’t want you to be alarmed’
Military to move equipment to new areas, hold exercises

May 9, 2022

The Guam Daily Post:

“I don’t want you to be alarmed. This is all part of the process as we try to best figure out how the best way we can put together the systems to protect the island and protect the region,” Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, commander of Joint Region Marianas, announced through a video message.

The changes are related to studies being conducted by the Department of Defense, which is exploring options to beef up Guam’s missile defense to have a “360-degree” capability, in response to military advances made by nearby American adversaries including China and North Korea.

The final “architecture” on Guam will be a mix of missile defense systems from the Army and Navy, he said March 28 at a press briefing.

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