Navy Air and Missile Defense Command Established
The Navy Air and Missile Defense Command (NAMDC) was established to serve as the lead organization for integrated air and missile defense. The ceremony was held at the Naval Support Facility on Thursday in Dahlgren, Virginia. (Source)
Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said “We’re on a quest to field a naval capability that is equally adept servicing national missile defense of the United States, regional missile defense for our allies and friends abroad and theater defense for our forward fighting forces.”
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“NAMDC serves as the single warfare center of excellence to synchronize and integrate Navy efforts across the full spectrum of air and missile defense to include air defense, cruise missile defense and ballistic missile defense…NAMDC will support the chief of naval operations and fleet component commanders, end-to-end by integrating technologies, warfighting concepts and command and control.”
