Officials Call for Continued Ballistic Missile Defense Modernization

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 – Senior defense officials underscored the importance of ballistic missile defense modernization efforts requested in the fiscal 2014 budget proposal during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. The budget requests $9.2 billion in fiscal [...]

Testimony of Vice Admiral James D. Syring before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Vice Admiral J.D. Syring, USN Director, Missile Defense Agency

Good afternoon, Chairman Udall, Ranking Member Sessions, distinguished Members of the subcommittee. I appreciate this opportunity to testify before you for the first time as the Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Our current budget request of $7.684 billion [...]

Testimony of Madelyn R. Creedon before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Madelyn R. Creedon, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, Department of Defense,

Chairman Udall, Ranking Member Sessions, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of the Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget request for missile defense. Ballistic missile defense is a critical capability for the [...]

Testimony of Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica, USA, before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Formica, Commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Sessions, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for your continued support of our Soldiers, Civilians, and Families. It is an honor and privilege to again testify before this Subcommittee. Today I appear before you, [...]