At 7:30 pm (HST), a missile defense interceptor was successfully launched from a land based Aegis Ashore Site in Barking Sands, Kauai. This Aegis Ashore system is one year away from its full operational deployment in Romania to defend Europe against ballistic missiles. This Aegis Ashore system was developed at a cost of $800 million and is… Read more »
Riki Ellison, The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org, held its first annual Alaska Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, May 10, honoring those members of the Alaska Army and Air National Guard who operate the U.S. Ground Based Midcourse System. The top award presented was the first ever Ted… Read more »
Rev. Dennis Hamilton, who has served as a visionary leader in promoting progressive values, social justice, and interfaith activism in North Texas for 27 years, will retire as senior minister of Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church on May 20, 2014—his 70th birthday. With Rev. Hamilton, a graduate of Starr King School for the Ministry, serving as the… Read more »
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its 2nd annual NORAD and USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Award Ceremony on Friday, May 2nd 2014. The award honors the contributions to North American security of the U.S. and Canadian military personnel engaged in missile warning and defense. Presenting the awards were NORTHCOM Deputy Commander… Read more »
Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org, has released a statement concerning the increasing global demand for U.S. missile defense forces overseas. In his statement, Mr. Ellison shed light on the increasing demand and strain of U.S. missile defense forces across the globe, including the Middle East, Pacific, Israel, Europe and… Read more »
