Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence

The Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence (SMD CoE), as part of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), serves as the Army’s force modernization proponent and operational integrator for space, global ballistic missile defense, and high‑altitude capabilities, managing change across doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTMLPF‑P) and representing Army equities across the joint community. It develops concepts and capability requirements; integrates DOTMLPF‑P solutions; conducts experiments to assess concepts and validate DOTMLPF‑P‑integrated combined arms capabilities that complement unified action partner capabilities; trains and educates agile, adaptive, and ready Soldiers and leaders; executes life‑cycle management for Army space operations officers; develops the Army space cadre; and enables informed decision‑making. To meet force management responsibilities, the CoE applies Training and Transformation Command (T2COM) practices for concept development, capabilities determination, and capabilities integration, with the Future Capabilities Directorate (FCD) aggregating inputs from across the command to identify gaps, develop the CoE requirements memorandum, and assist in oversight and integration of space and missile defense capability development, documentation, and programs in coordination with the Transformation Integration Directorates for Army Golden Dome for America (TID‑AGDA) and Space Superiority (TID‑SS).

TID‑AGDA serves as the Army’s lead integrator for Golden Dome for America and user representative for Ground‑based Midcourse Defense (GMD), the AN/TPY‑2 Forward‑Based Mode radar, and Army applications of the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system, while TID‑SS serves as the Army’s user representative and centralized DOTMLPF‑P manager for space superiority capabilities, including Army applications such as the Distributed Common Ground System – Army and the Space Operations System. The Office of the Commandant for Space and Missile Defense oversees and integrates all personnel proponent functions for the Army Space Operations Branch, and the Space and Missile Defense School, while the CoE headquarters synchronizes and manages assigned strategic, programmatic, technical, and functional areas; conducts strategic and near‑term planning; coordinates plans, processes, and operations with USASMDC, other CoEs, and external partners; and leads financial management, Vantage/Mavin Space Superiority integration, acquisition, logistics, and personnel resourcing, ensuring the organization is uniquely structured and positioned to meet current and future Army needs.

FUTURE CAPABILITIES DIRECTORATE (FCD)

Develops concepts and capability requirements, integrates DOTMLPF-P solutions, and conducts experiments to assess concepts and validates DOTMLPF-P-integrated combined arms capabilities that complement unified action partner capabilities, and supports assigned force modernization proponency responsibilities.  Take inputs from across the command to support generating gaps and develop the CoE requirements memorandum.  FCD works with Transformation Integration Directors  (TID) for Space Superiority (SS) and Strategic Missile Defense (SMD) to address required Army Modernization requirements and priorities.  The FCD Director assists in the oversight and management of space and missile defense capability development, document oversight and the integration of programs. Director, Mr. Kendal Cunningham

TRANSFORMATION INTEGRATION DIRECTORATES - ARMY GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA & SPACE SUPERIORITY

Transformation Integration Directorates for Strategic Missile Defense or TID-SMD, and Space Superiority, or TID-SS: serve as the Army’s user representative and centralized manager and integrator for all DOTMLPF-P considerations for strategic missile defense and space and high altitude. TID-SMD represents such Army applications of the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications system and is the user representative for the following acquisition programs: Ground-based Midcourse Defense and AN/TPY- 2 Forward Based Mode Radar. TID-SS represents such Army applications as Distributed Common Ground System – Army and Space Operations System. TID - AGDA Director, COL Jeffrey D. Porter TID - SS Director, COL Joseph H. Mroszczyk

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT

The Office of the Commandant is responsible for oversight and integration of the Army Space Personnel Development Office, the personnel proponent for the Army’s Functional Area 40, and the Space and Missile Defense School.

• Commandant, COL Felix Torres
• Senior Enlisted Advisor, MSG Mark Serna
• Office of the Commandant email

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE Executes the life-cycle management functions for Army Space Professionals ensuring the Army and Joint Space Community meet operational requirements in support of the Warfighter. Chief, LTC Kyle C. Furfari OCSMD@army.mil Website: https://go.mil/ASKMS (CAC and request required)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF (COS)