Space Force to take over Army's Theater Missile Warning

By Apurva Minchekar / April 21, 2023 at 12:17 PM
The Army will transfer its key missile warning functions to the Space Force in fiscal year 2024, Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson told lawmakers in congressional testimony on Wednesday. Thompson told the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee that the Theater Missile Warning Battlespace Characterization transfer would include four Joint Tactical Ground Station locations, one skill qualification training suite, the JTAGS product office and 97 associated manpower positions. Osan, South Korea; Misawa, Japan; Al Udeid, Qatar; and Sigonella,...

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