49th Missile Defense Battalion
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The 49th Missile Defense Battalion is a U.S. Army National Guard unit responsible for operating ground-based missile defense systems to protect the United States from long-range ballistic missile threats.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army National Guard unit
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battalion → military unit → |
| areaOfOperations |
Alaska
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Hawaii → contiguous United States →
surface form: "continental United States"
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| associatedWith |
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
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surface form: "Ground-based Midcourse Defense fire control system"
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| basedIn | Fort Greely, Alaska → |
| commandStructure |
Army National Guard
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United States Army → |
| component |
active Guard and Reserve soldiers
→
full-time National Guard soldiers → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| defends |
U.S. allies and territories from certain ballistic missile threats
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United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| defenseObjective | protect U.S. homeland from limited ballistic missile attacks → |
| engagementCapability | intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles in midcourse phase → |
| equipmentUsed |
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
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surface form: "Ground-Based Interceptor"
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system → |
| garrisonLocation | Fort Greely, Alaska → |
| hasCapability | launch Ground-Based Interceptors → |
| higherCommand | 100th Missile Defense Brigade → |
| militaryBranch | United States Army → |
| missionType | strategic missile defense → |
| nickname | 49th MDBN → |
| operatesAt |
Fort Greely, Alaska
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surface form: "Fort Greely missile fields"
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| operationalControlBy |
United States Missile Defense Agency
→
surface form: "Missile Defense Agency"
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command →
surface form: "U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command"
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| operationalStatus | active → |
| partOf | Alaska Army National Guard → |
| primaryMission |
defend United States against long-range ballistic missile attacks
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operate ground-based midcourse defense system → |
| responsibility |
24/7 missile defense operations
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engagement of incoming long-range ballistic missiles → |
| role |
homeland defense
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missile defense → |
| securityRole | strategic deterrence support → |
| serviceComponent | Army National Guard → |
| specialization | air and missile defense → |
| taskingAuthority | U.S. Northern 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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49th Missile Defense Battalion
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subject surface form: "United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command"