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Ex-Military Leaders Oppose Downgrading Missile Defense Job

By Marc Selinger

Friday, July 29th, 2016

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Ex-Military Leaders Oppose Downgrading Missile Defense Job

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) falls under the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) umbrella. Photo: MDA.

Eleven former U.S. military leaders are urging lawmakers to nix a provision in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill that would repeal a requirement that the head of the Missile Defense Agency be at least a three-star officer.In a June 24 letter to Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the ex-officials argue that “the scale, scope and complexity of the position demands…

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