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30 OCT 08

Japanese Destroyer Gets Ready for Intercept Test  (pdf)
The Japanese Ship CHOKAI has successfully completed a Tracking Exercise in the mid-Pacific

24 OCT 08

MDA Breaks Ground on New Headquarters Facility (pdf)
The new Headquarters Command Center (HQCC) at Fort Belvoir, Va. is part of the Department of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure process and supports 292 employees

6 OCT 08

Missile Defense Agency Director Receives Rev. William Corby Award (pdf)
The award is presented each year to a University of Notre Dame alumnus/alumna for distinguished military service

25 SEP 08

Kinetic Energy Interceptors Team Completes Successful Rocket Motor Test (pdf)
The rocket motor burned successfully for its designed full duration, and the initial assessment is that all test objectives were met and the rocket motor matched performance expectations

24 SEP 08

Missile Defense Agency Receives Joint Meritorious Unit Award (pdf)
The award was presented by the Department of Defense for the Agency's role this past February in shooting down a failed satellite that posed a potential safety hazard to the U.S.

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It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense.

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