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DoD Guam Missile Defense Structure Lacks Key Strategies and Planning, GAO Says

DoD Guam Missile Defense Structure Lacks Key Strategies and Planning, GAO Says
Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Tom Mancinelli receives a briefing during his tour of the Vertical Launch System (VLS) site on Oct. 17, 2024. The visit provided insights into the site's role in protecting Guam and the Indo-Pacific region from ballistic missile threats, underscoring the importance of the MK-41 system in regional defense operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy by William J. Busby III)

The Defense Department's plan to add missile defense systems to Guam in a new organizational structure is running into major problems as a recent watchdog report finds they still lack key strategies, final plans for  maintenance of systems and a deployment schedule. The latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the planned Guam missile defense expansion, Missile Defense: DoD Faces Support Challenges for Defense of Guam, warned that even while the Department of Defense (DoD) has taken steps to develop…

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