Missile Defense
Members of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion run through one of the simulated exercises that involve a threat from incoming missiles targeting three U.S. cities.  (Sgt Jack W Carlson III, Unit Reporter for the 49th Missile Defense)	In the security control center at Fort Greely, members of the Alaska National Guard explain security measures taken to protect the base. (Sgt Jack W Carlson III, Unit Reporter for the 49th Missile Defense)	Fort Greely, located in the remote reaches of Alaska, is the front line of the nation's missile defense system, with more than a dozen interceptor missiles positioned to be used in the case of an enemy ballistic missile attack against the United States. As part of routine security procedures, ABC News' Terry Moran is searched before entering the missile field at Fort Greely.  (Sgt Jack W Carlson III, Unit Reporter for the 49th Missile Defense)	Another missile defense expert explains the simulation process to Terry Moran during this exercise.
Terry Moran, co-anchor ABC News Nightline, listens intently as Lt. Col. Edward Hildreth, commander, 49th Missile Defense Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, guides him through a scenario on the ground-based missile defense systems trainer (GST). The GST trains warfighters at the battalion with high fidelity simulations to train and practice conducting missile defense battle drills against a limited Intercontinental Ballistic Missile threat. The Nightline crew received the first ever media access into the Readiness and Control Building where the fire direction crews man the missile defense system on the Missile Defense Complex.		Once inside Fort Greely, Col. Tom Besch and Terry Moran discuss the interceptor missiles emplaced at Fort Greely. Standing before an inert version of an interceptor missile, a live one weighs 45,000 pounds, is 60 feet long and is topped with a "kill vehicle" that is designed to impact and destroy an incoming enemy missile. (Sgt Jack W Carlson III, Unit Reporter for the 49th Missile Defense)	Terry Moran and an ABC News crew pose with members of the Alaska National Guard at Fort Greely in Alaska in front of a SUSV, a vehicle specially designed to conquer frozen and cold terrain.  (Sgt Jack W Carlson III, Unit Reporter for the 49th Missile Defense)
2nd Lt. Ronald Bailey, Bravo Crew Sensors Operator 49th Missile Defense Bn Alaska Army National Guard, is interviewed by Steve Mac Donald, assistant news director KOTUKU-TV Anchorage, during a media visit to the Missile Defense Complex on Fort Greely, Alaska. As a battalion fire direction crew sensors operator, Bailey is responsible for monitoring multiple lines of communication and tracking the operational status of strategically placed sensors around the globe in support of the nation's missile defense system. (Photo by Sgt. Jack W Carlson III, Unit Reporter 49th Missile Defense Bn)		E4 Homing Overlay Experiment Launch	SO4 Homing Overlay Experiment  Open Web