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Integrated Air, Missile Defense Concerns Air Force’s Carlisle

Pat Host

Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

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Integrated Air, Missile Defense Concerns Air Force’s Carlisle

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery fires an interceptor missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Integrated air and missile defense is a big concern for the Air Force general in charge of the Pacific realm, he said Monday. “It’s one that bothers me every day,” Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in downtown Washington. “Our ability to defend against a potential missile attack is one that is a (huge) challenge.” Carlisle said the largest missile arsenals in the world are, in this order,…

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