Robin Lindsey, Anner Lynch and Simone Philson, U.S.
Robin Lindsey, Anner Lynch and Simone Philson, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command volunteers, prepare to serve lunch during the command-sponsored Survivor Outreach Service... More
Master Space Badge, US Army Photo
Space operations officers who achieve the highest levels of space operations expertise receive the Master Space Badge, shown here. (U.S. Army photo by Carrie David Campbell)
WSOC Soldiers manage communication payload
Soldiers of Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion man the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center in Landstuhl, Germany. From front to back are: Spc. Noah Sweet, Spc. Billy Venable, Sgt. Kendle Kelley (s... More
Owens_1-27-17_8651. NASA public domain image colelction.
Dr. Claudette Owens serves as the director of the Future Warfare Center Operations Directorate, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command.
Kestrel Eye demonstration ends. NASA public domain image colelction.
Kestrel Eye, a science and technology demonstration, provided the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command vital data and crucial lessons learned for supporting future Army smal... More
The U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade's Wideband
The U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade's Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Centers, like the one pictured here at Company B, Fort Meade, Maryland, manage the payloads and provide critical communi... More
SMDC names 2018 Eastern Region Best Warriors
Command Sgt. Maj. Sean R. Gerner, 53rd Signal Battalion command sergeant major, announces March 29 that Spc. Dylan S. Caramella, left, and Sgt. Nicola T. Sciara, right, both with Company B, 53rd Signal Battalio... More
SMDC Technical Director hosts town hall
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Technical Center Director Thomas Webber addresses members of the U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll community last month at the Mult... More
Staff Sgt. Kendall Feb, Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion,
Staff Sgt. Kendall Feb, Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion, left, and Spc. Dylan S. Caramella, Company B, 53rd Signal Battalion, become the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Comman... More
Caramella before board during 2018 USASMDC/ARSTRAT Best Warrior Compet...
A board of U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command command sergeants major inspects the bearing and uniform of Spc. Dylan S. Caramella, Company B, 53rd Signal Battalion, 1st S... More
Strategic senior enlisted Soldier changing role
Command Sgt. Maj. Jerome Wiggins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, addresses Soldiers during the 2018 USASMDC/ARSTRAT Best Warrior Competition in June in Colorado Sprin... More
Webber hosts Tech Center town hall
Thomas Webber, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Technical Center director, hosts a town hall for Technical Center employees June 19 at the Von Braun III auditorium on Re... More
Soldier uses blue force tracking
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Force Tracking Mission Management Center provides continuous force tracking data services to the combatant commands, services, U.S. agencies and coalition partner... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
Personnel man the Kwajalein Mission Command Center
Personnel man the Kwajalein Mission Command Center at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Carrie David Campbell)
Hyten at SMD Symposium - A man in a military uniform standing at a pod...
Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, speaks to attendees of the 21st Space and Missile Defense Symposium on “Space and Missile Defense Imperatives” Aug. 7 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsvi... More
Dr. Steve Pierce, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Dr. Steve Pierce, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command chief technology officer, discusses cyber resiliency and mission assurance at the 21st annual Space and Missile Defens... More
LTG Dickinson at SMD Symposium
Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, commanding general, focuses on the command’s workforce during the 21st annual Space and Missile Defense Sy... More
Griffin speaks at SMD Symposium
Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin speaks at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium dinner, Aug. 8 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Bacon)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Trenton Huntsinger serves as the
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Trenton Huntsinger serves as the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's G-3 noncommissioned officer in charge at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Huntsinger i... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
JTAGS-Korea_ORE_AAR_3324.jpg
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Billingsley, systems evaluator, 1st Space Battalion, (standing, second from left) outbriefs the Joint Tactical Ground Station-Korea detachment on their performance Sept. 16 following their... More
Soldiers at the Joint Tactical Ground Station at Osan
Soldiers at the Joint Tactical Ground Station at Osan Air Base, Korea, inspect a radar Sept. 16, 2018. This is one of four locations worldwide that deliver early ballistic missile warning to the U.S. Army, join... More
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's 1st
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's 1st Space Brigade provides a number of space capabilities to the U.S. Army, joint force and its partners such as the Joint Tactical Ground Station, shown here a... More
JTAGS_Japan_3671 - A group of satellite dishes sitting on top of a lus...
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's 1st Space Brigade provides a number of space capabilities to the U.S. Army, joint force and its partners such as the Joint Tactical Ground Station, shown here a... More
JTAGS-Japan - Two men in military uniforms are working on a satellite
Soldiers at the Joint Tactical Ground Station at Misawa Air Base, Japan, service a radar Sept. 18, 2018. This is one of four locations worldwide that deliver early ballistic missile warning to the U.S. Army, jo... More
SMDC awards G6 contract for IT support in Colorado Springs
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command awards its first women-owned small business set-aside contract to provide non-commercial integrated information technology solutions... More
SSG Cheryl Skabialka, SMDC/ARSTRAT Workforce Wednesday
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cheryl Skabialka, an information system specialist, serves as a member of the Commander's Communication Team, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command at Re... More
A Soyuz booster rocket launches the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft
A Soyuz booster rocket launches the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, Baikonur time, carrying Expedition 58 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, ... More
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U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command employees Erica Ignont, G-8 Execution Division chief, left, and Harriet Clark, senior program analyst, Future Warfare Center, are the co... More
One of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army
One of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s high energy laser efforts, the Mobile Experimental High Energy Laser, a Stryker equipped with a 5-kW laser, has successfull... More
RSSC-PAC supports YMCA Food Pantry for the holidays
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Regional Satellite Communications Support Center-Pacific supports the Armed Services YMCA U.S. at Army Schofield Barracks/Wheeler ... More
SSG Carlos Ortiz, SMDC/ARSTRAT Workforce Wednesday
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carlos Ortiz serves as the senior driver to the commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command. Ortiz is the command's Workforce Wednesday fea... More
Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, right, commanding general,
Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, right, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, passes the command’s colors to incoming SMDC Command Sgt. Maj. Finis A. Dodson,... More
SHARP program manager hosts sexual assault awareness table
Jennifer Blatter, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager, hosts an informational table for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month ... More
Marshall Islands delegation visits SMDC
Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, meets with delegates from the Republic of the Marshall Islands during the group’s visi... More
Sgt. Brandon T. Eastman, senior satellite communications
Sgt. Brandon T. Eastman, senior satellite communications controller, Company E, 53rd Signal Battalion, tackles the Army Physical Fitness Test April 22 during Day 1 of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Com... More
Soldier goes ‘Gung Ho’ during training
Spc. Brent Ching, a satellite communications controller with Company E, 53rd Signal Battalion, graduates the Marine Corps Lance Corporal’s Course at Camp Foster, Okinawa, where he received the “Gung Ho” award, ... More
ANZAC Day provides opportunity for fellowship
Soldiers from Company D, 53rd Signal Battalion join their Australian team members to observe Australia and New Zealander Army Corps Day April 25 in two separate ceremonies at Diamond Head and the National Memor... More
The Regional Satellite Communications Support
The Regional Satellite Communications Support Center-Pacific, or RSSC-PAC, located in Hawaii provide additional bandwidth to enable telemedicine and other online capabilities to the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS... More
RSSC-PAC provides vital capability
The Regional Satellite Communications Support Center-Pacific, or RSSC-PAC, located in Hawaii began providing planning support to Australian and New Zealand Defence forces for Operation Bushfire Assist Jan. 5. R... More
SMDC stands down for Safety Day
Garrison Wynn, motivational speaker, provides the keynote address during the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and the Missile Defense Agency's 11th annual Joint Safety a... More
The new CATCH Program gives people making a restricted
The new CATCH Program gives people making a restricted report of sexual assault an opportunity to anonymously disclose suspect and incident information to help the Department of Defense identify repeat offender... More
SMDC chief focuses on respect, kindness to achieve mission
Kendal Cunningham serves as the Capability Development Integration Directorate Integration Cell Supervisor for the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. (U... More
Rebecca Nagurney, MEHEL, MMHEL engineer
Rebecca Nagurney serves as the lead engineer for the Mobile Experimental High Energy Laser for the Technical Center of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. (U.S. Army Photo by Carrie David Campbell)
Security is vital to mission success
Laura Barber serves as the security manager for the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site Operations Center-Huntsville, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center. Barber is pictur... More
Kara Pleasant with CoE feature - A woman standing in front of an ameri...
Kara Pleasant, program analyst, Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, assists with talent acquisition and management for the CoE. (U.S. Army Photo by Carrie David Campbell)
Social media logos, US Army Photo
Federal civilian employees and service members must be cautious of election year political activity on social media. (U.S. Army graphic by Carrie David Campbell)
Role models inspire leader to mentor next generation
Lorenzo Mack serves as the director for Operations of the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. (U.S. Army Photo by Carrie David Campbell, USASMDC)
NCO wields paintbrush to help unit
Sgt. 1st Class Damien Cavazos, detachment sergeant, Detachment B, 1st Space Company, Qatar, paints the unit’s retainer wall with the unit, battalion and brigade logos as a morale booster for his fellow Soldiers... More
SMDCoE establishes commandant office
Col. William Starr serves as the Commandant for the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. In this new position, Starr is responsible for oversight and inte... More
SMDC team member worships from home during pandemic
Carrie David Campbell, command information officer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, watches the May 3 worship and service from her church, Friendship United Methodist in Athens, Alabama, on her tel... More
Moral compass guides NCO’s successful career
Sgt. 1st Class Manuel J. Romo, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s military equal opportunity professional, said he uses his moral compass to guide him through his Army career, make the best choic... More
Col. Stephen Parrish, U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade commander
Col. Stephen Parrish, commander, U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, assumes command July 31. (U.S. Army photo)
SMDC leader gives command update during virtual symposium
Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and commander of Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, updates those virtually attendin... More
SMDC Tech Center leader discusses Army’s future
Thomas E. Webber, director of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center, participates on an acquisition panel during the virtual 23rd annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Aug. 4. W... More
One shot. One kill - JFCC IMD, SMDC support anti-ICBM test
A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA launches from an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System-equipped destroyer as part of Flight Test Aegis Weapons System-44, Nov. 17. During FTM-44, members of the Joint Functional ... More
SMDC recognizes its 2020 Civilians of the Year
The 2020 U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command names its 2020 Civilians of the Year. From left, Joseph “Erik” Hartel, USASMDC Signals Intelligence Branch chief, located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorad... More
Minuteman III ICBM operational test launch
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at 11:49 p.m. PST, Feb. 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ICBM test lau... More
Ian Reuter Darling, 10, competes in the hula hoop contest
Ian Reuter Darling, 10, competes in the hula hoop contest during the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s 1950s-themed Survivor Outreach Services bash at the Harley Davids... More
U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, 53rd Signal
U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, 53rd Signal Battalion Soldiers work on an antenna at the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center at Fort Meade, Maryland. The newly established brigade execut... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site radars
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site radars on Roi-Namur in the Republic of the Marshall Islands support the missile defense tests of a variety of customers. (U.S. Army photo by Carrie David Campbell)
Rob Goldsmith, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Rob Goldsmith, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command cyber integration director, discusses cyber resiliency and mission assurance at the 21st annual Space and Missile Defense... More
The unit patches of 1st Space Brigade, the U.S. Army
The unit patches of 1st Space Brigade, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, and the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, left to right.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Trenton Huntsinger serves as the
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Trenton Huntsinger serves as the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's G-3 noncommissioned officer in charge at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Huntsinger i... More
Soldiers at the Joint Tactical Ground Station at Osan
Soldiers at the Joint Tactical Ground Station at Osan Air Base, Korea, inspect a radar Sept. 16, 2018. This is one of four locations worldwide that deliver early ballistic missile warning to the U.S. Army, join... More
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's 1st
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's 1st Space Brigade provides a number of space capabilities to the U.S. Army, joint force and its partners such as the Joint Tactical Ground Station, shown here a... More
Army astronaut Lt. Col. Anne McClain poses on the steps
Army astronaut Lt. Col. Anne McClain poses on the steps of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft that launched her into space Dec. 3 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA
Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA is walked to the Soyuz vehicle for launch by Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA, left, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 in ... More
Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, right, commanding general,
Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson, right, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, pins The Distinguished Service Medal on Command Sgt. Maj. Jerome Wiggins, SMDC ... More
Spc. Jared A. Geurts, satellite communications controller,
Spc. Jared A. Geurts, satellite communications controller, Company D, 53rd Signal Battalion, tackles the Army Physical Fitness Test April 22 during Day 1 of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army ... More
The Regional Satellite Communications Support Center-Pacific
The Regional Satellite Communications Support Center-Pacific in Hawaii comprises Space Soldiers and civilians who provide 24/7/365 satellite communications planning, engineering and satellite payload management... More
Sgt. Chayse Burns, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
Sgt. Chayse Burns, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 53rd Signal Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado, performs a move during the combatives portion of the U. S. Army Space and Missile Defen... More
The new CATCH Program gives people making a restricted
The new CATCH Program gives people making a restricted report of sexual assault an opportunity to anonymously disclose suspect and incident information to help the Department of Defense identify repeat offender... More
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Technical Center received its first images from Kestrel Eye, a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite prototype designed to prov... More
U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, 53rd Signal
U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, 53rd Signal Battalion Soldiers work on an antenna at the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center at Fort Meade, Maryland. The newly established brigade execut... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA
Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA speaks with friends and family after having her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for her launch aboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on Monday, ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Bell, 1st Space Brigade command
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Bell, 1st Space Brigade command sergeant major, presents the Army Achievement Medal to Spc. Jared A. Geurts, satellite communications controller, Company D, 53rd Signal Battalion, andr ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Finis Dodson, U.S. Army Space and
Command Sgt. Maj. Finis Dodson, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command command sergeant major, center, stands with SMDC’s 2019 Best Warriors, Sgt. Chayse Burns, left, and Spc.... More
A U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, 53rd Signal
A U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, 53rd Signal Battalion Soldier inspects equipment at the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center at Fort Meade, Maryland. The newly established brigade execu... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
The U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade's Wideband
The U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade's Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Centers, like the one pictured here at Company E, Okinawa, Japan, manage the payloads and provide critical communication... More
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These... More
Pfc. Andrew Massey, Company E, 53rd Signal Battalion,
Pfc. Andrew Massey, Company E, 53rd Signal Battalion, mans the U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade's Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center in Okinawa, Japan. This location is one of five WSOCs ... More