ABOUT THE COMMAND
USASMDC is a multifaceted, multicomponent warfighting team of two Air and Missile Defense Commands, the Army’s only space brigade, a Technical Center and Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence. The command is globally synchronized to provide space and missile defense capabilities supporting the U.S. Army, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command.
Employing cutting-edge technology and incorporating feedback from the Warfighter, the command develops critical space, high altitude, and air defense capabilities to maintain overmatch of the nation’s near-peer adversaries and to deter, deny and defeat any challenge.
The USASMDC team educates professionals; trains warriors; advocates concepts; wargames concepts; develops capabilities; and supports U.S. Army astronauts.
The command’s trained and ready forces work together seamlessly around the world providing multicomponent forces to facilitate access to vital space based resources and defend the nation 24/7/365 against aerial threats and intercontinental ballistic missile attacks.
USASMDC 2025 Global Defender
Vision, Mission, Priorities, Intent
Priorities
- Accomplish our mission as a People First team of empowered, innovative, ready and resilient professionals
- Provide trained and ready forces for space, missile defense, and high altitude missions
- Conduct integrated planning and synchronized operations in the execution of our space and missile defense missions
- Prepare for future conflict
SMDC ORGANIZATION