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Missile Defense Agency Holds Public Meetings On Potential Third GMD Site

Missile Defense Agency Holds Public Meetings On Potential Third GMD Site
The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test of a Ground-Based Interceptor carrying a Raytheon Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle on Jan. 26, 2013, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Photo:Missile Defense Agency)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed a series of four public meetings designed to receive feedback on a potential Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) site in the eastern United States.The three military installations under consideration for the GMD site are: Fort Custer Training Center in western Michigan, Fort Drum in northern New York and Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in northeastern Ohio. MDA held two public meetings in Michigan the week of June 20, followed by one meeting in New…

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