
The head of Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM) on Tuesday said getting an Aegis Ashore missile defense system on Guam by 2026 is his number one priority to help defend against future Chinese capabilities. “I will say that my number one priority and the most important action we can take to rapidly and fully implement the National Defense Strategy, as a first step, is a 360-degree persistent and integrated air defense capability in Guam, what I call the Homeland Defense System-Guam,” Adm.…