100th Missile Defense Brigade
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The 100th Missile Defense Brigade is a specialized U.S. Army unit responsible for operating and managing ground-based missile defense systems to protect the United States from ballistic missile threats.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army brigade
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air defense unit ⓘ |
| 49th Missile Defense Battalion | based at Fort Greely, Alaska ⓘ |
| basedIn | Colorado Springs, Colorado ⓘ |
| branch |
Army National Guard
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surface form:
United States Army National Guard
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| commandLevel | brigade ⓘ |
| commandStructure | operationally controlled by U.S. Northern Command ⓘ |
| component | Colorado Army National Guard ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defenseArea |
Alaska
ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ continental United States ⓘ |
| engagementAuthority | supports national command authorities for missile defense ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
Ballistic Missile Defense System
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surface form:
Ground-Based Interceptors
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ |
| establishedFor | national missile defense mission ⓘ |
| garrison | Schriever Space Force Base ⓘ |
| hasCapability | detect, track, and engage ballistic missile threats with GBIs ⓘ |
| missionPriority | high priority national security mission ⓘ |
| missionType | 24/7 missile defense operations ⓘ |
| nickname | 100th MDB ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | strategic missile defense ⓘ |
| operationalFocus | ground-based midcourse phase of ballistic missile flight ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defend the United States against ballistic missile attacks ⓘ |
| responsibility |
coordinate with joint and interagency missile defense organizations
ⓘ
manage missile defense crews and alert status ⓘ operate Ground-Based Interceptor fire control systems ⓘ |
| role |
homeland defense
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missile defense ⓘ |
| serviceComponent | Army National Guard element of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit | 49th Missile Defense Battalion ⓘ |
| threatTypeCountered |
intercontinental ballistic missiles
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long-range ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| type | air and missile defense brigade ⓘ |
| worksWith |
United States Missile Defense Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Missile Defense Agency
U.S. Northern Command ⓘ U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
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hasComponent
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100th Missile Defense Brigade
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subject surface form:
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command