Seize the High Ground
- The Army in Space and Missile Defense
Dr. James Walker
Dr. Lewis Bernstein
and Mrs. Sharon Lang
Historical Office, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, 2003
Table of Contents & Introduction
Chapter I - Aircraft, Rockets, Missiles and Radar, 1907-1961
Chapter II - Rockets, Communications and Deploying Ballistic Missile Defense, 1958-1975
Chapter III - Communications, Sensors, Maintaining Interest in Missile Defense and the Strategic Defense Initiative, 1970-1989
Chapter IV - Renewed Interest in Space and The War in the Persian Gulf, 1985-1991
Chapter V - New Ideas about Space and Missile Defense After the War, 1991-1997
Chapter VI - The
Army’s Newest Major Command and A Different Tack on Space and
Missile Defense Organizations, 1995-present
Conclusion
& Appendices
Bibliography
Appendix A. Commanders and Directors.
Appendix B. Army Space and Missile Defense Chronology
Appendix C. Army Astronaut Missions
Appendix D. Acronyms
Mission, Vision & Goal
Mission
USASMDC/ARSTRAT conducts space and missile defense operations and
provides planning, integration, control and coordination of Army forces and
capabilities in support of U.S. Strategic Command missions (strategic
deterrence, integrated missile defense, and space operations); serves as the
Army force modernization proponent for space, high altitude and global
missile defense; serves as the Army operational integrator for global
missile defense; and conducts mission-related research and development in
support of Army Title 10 responsibilities.
Vision
USASMDC/ARSTRAT – a diverse, complex, and global command that provides
critical capabilities to our Army, USSTRATCOM, COCOMs/ASCCs; in synch with
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Command Goal
To provide dominant space and missile defense capabilities for the Army
and to plan for and integrate those capabilities in support of U.S.
Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCC)
missions.
