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

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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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