YOUNG ESTABLISHES JOINT MISSILE DEFENSE ANALYSIS TEAM

/ October 22, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Pentagon acquisition chief John Young has set up a "joint analysis team" tasked with harmonizing the various entities that manage integrated air and missile defense-related activities across the military. According to an Oct. 2 memo, the Pentagon's overarching Guidance for the Development of the Force (GDF) tasked Young's office, in coordination with the Defense Department's policy shop, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders, "to develop an implementation strategy for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) that addresses both...

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