Space, missile defense school runs through pandemic

June 4, 2020

Redstone Rocket

As the nation and the world continue to adapt in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Space and Missile Defense School’s critical mission, which is vital to force readiness for the nation, must continue.

The Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence’s SMD School, a component of the Space and Missile Defense Command located in Colorado Springs, educates and trains the military force in space and global missile defense mission areas and develops space and global missile defense doctrine.

The school’s director Daryl Breitbach said despite the pandemic they have continued to provide institutional Soldier qualification training to ensure mission success for Joint Tactical Ground Stations, Mobile Integrated Ground Suites, space control planning, Functional Area 40 space operations officers, ground-based midcourse defense, sensor management, and U.S. Northern Command missile defense officers.

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