United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Space and Missile Defense Command
Space and Missile Defense Command
	Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	1 October 1997 -
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Part of	United States Strategic Command
Garrison/HQ	Redstone Arsenal
Website	www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/smdc/
Commanders
Current; commander	Lieutenant General David Mann
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) is a specialized major command within the United States Army. The command was established in 1997. The SMDC is an organization composed of several components:

SMDC Headquarters and the Force Development Integration Center in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
1st Space Brigade, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado – consists of 1st Space Battalion, and 53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON). 117th Space Battalion (Colorado Army National Guard) is not part of 1st Space BDE and is controlled by the Nat. Guard. However, it has a Training, Readiness, Oversight (TRO) relationship with 1st Space BDE.
100th Missile Defense Brigade (GMD), Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado
- 49th Missile Defense Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Greely, Alaska
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / U.S. Army Strategic Command (Forward) located in Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC)
Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab (SMDBL)
Space and Missile Defense Acquisition Center (SMDAC) based in Huntsville, Alabama; the SMDAC comprises:
- High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF), at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
- U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site (USAKA/RTS), in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and at Wake Island
- Army Space Program Office (ASPO) in Alexandria, Virginia
- Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors Project Office (JLENS) based in Huntsville, Alabama^[1]
- Ballistic Missile Targets Joint Project Office (BMTJPO) based in Huntsville, Alabama

The current commander is Lieutenant General David L. Mann,^[2] with Senior Enlisted Advisor Command Sergeant Major James N. Ross.

References

^ Associated Press, "U.S. Army tests new dirigible craft to detect cruise missiles", 20 April 2010.
^ "LTG David L. Mann" (PDF). USASMDC. United States Army. June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.