2/13/2013Aegis Missile Defense System Intercepts Target in TestThe Missile Defense Agency and sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie conducted a successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system today, resulting in the intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean by a Standard Missile-3 Block IA guided missile.
2/11/2013Vandenberg supports another successful launchVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team Vandenberg launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a NASA payload from Space Launch Complex-3 at 10:02 a.m. here Monday.
2/8/2013Vandenberg to launch Atlas V Feb. 11Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a NASA payload from Space Launch Complex-3 here, Feb. 11 between 10:02 and 10:50 a.m., Pacific Standard Time.
1/30/201345th Space Wing Supports NASA's TDRS-K LaunchThe U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided Eastern Range support for the successful launch of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellites at 8:48 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 41 here.
1/25/2013Dempsey Discusses Cyberattacks, Other Issues in NBC InterviewThe worrisome nature of cyberattacks, the threat of global terrorism and the military�s need to emphasize character as well as competence were among topics the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed in an interview with correspondent Ted Koppel broadcast last night on NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams."
1/18/2013Honoring Olympian, bombardier, POW survivorLouis S. Zamperini's story is one of service, sacrifice, perseverance and forgiveness, said Commanding General, U.S. Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Lt. Gen. Richard Formica, Wednesday at the dining facility dedication at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll.
1/9/2013U.S. pursues better ballistic missile defensesWhile refining the systems that protect the homeland against long-range ballistic missile attacks, the United States is advancing technologies to counter the growing threat of short- and medium-range missiles launched by rogue states or terrorists, a top U.S. Northern Command officer told American Forces Press Service.