SMDC/ARSTRAT operations

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 - Forces
 - Technology Integration
 - Space Exploration

Operational Chain of Command

Commanding General USSTRATCOM
General C. Robert "Bob" Kehler
Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Z. Alston

Commanding General SMDC/ARSTRAT
Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica
CSM Larry S. Turner

Deputy Commander -Operations SMDC/ARSTRAT
COL Timothy Coffin

Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander
MAJ Shawn Geib

1st Space Brigade
COL Eric P. Henderson
CSM Thomas Eagan

100th Missile Defense Brigade
COL Gregory S. Bowen
CSM Russell A. Hamilton

Army Astronaut Detachment
COL Douglas H. Wheelock
COL Robert S. Kimbrough
LTC Mark T. Vande Hei

49th Missile Defense Bn
LTC Joseph L. Miley
CSM John Drew

53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON)
LTC Benjamin C. Jones
CSM Marcus L. Campbell

1st Space Battalion
LTC Patrick J. Mullin
CSM Luther Harris

117th Space Battalion
LTC Jesse M. Morehouse (COARNG)
CSM Dean R. Parsons

Operational Elements

Command Group
1st Space Brigade
1st Space Battalion
53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON)
COARNG Space Support Battalion
100th Missile Defense Brigade
49th Missile Defense Battalion
U.S. Army NASA Detachment

Associated Elements
 - FWC
 - TSM
 

Resources

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 JFCC-IMD  Read More...

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.

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Events & Conferences

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