The Public Affairs Office is the communications link between the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command /Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT) and the public. Its mission is to serve as principal public affairs advisor and support to the command and as SMDC/ARSTRAT's point of contact on public affairs matters in support of Joint Warfighters, U.S. Strategic Command, and Department of the Army missions. The office develops SMDC/ARSTRAT's public affairs policy and provides technical guidance to the command's major subordinate elements. The Public Affairs Office plans and executes programs in the areas of public information, clearance of materials for public release, command information, and community outreach.
The
Hourglass is named for the insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry
Division, which liberated the island from the forces of Imperial Japan
on Feb 4, 1944. The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized publication for
military personnel, federal employees, contractor workers and their
families assigned to USAKA. If you need a past issue, please contact
Public Affairs Office - (256) 955-3887. Visit the
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Current Issue: February 2012
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.

Aug. 15-18, 2011
Space & Missile Defense Conference