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FORT BLISS, Texas — The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center hosted its second annual Multilateral Subject Matter Expert Exchange and Defense Design Workshop October 21-26, 2024, at Fort Bliss.
This groundbreaking event — supported by the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Pacific Air Forces, 32nd AAMDC and the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade — brought together 70 air and missile defense operators, command and control professionals, and subject matter experts from 11 North American, Asia-Pacific and European Nations. Participants included joint representatives from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
The central focus of the subject matter expert exchange was the collaboration between the U.S. and Canada in defending their homelands; the response to the growing threat of small unmanned aerial systems; and the capability to protect against the small UAS. Additional discussions examined NATO's role in air and missile defense.
Key U.S. organizations in attendance included the 225th Air Defense Squadron, the Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and Lockheed Martin, each contributing valuable insights and expertise.
Throughout the event, participants aimed to enhance their understanding of regional and global air and missile defense challenges. Key topics included current threats and lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine. A significant objective was developing a critical asset list and a defended asset list, tools intended to strengthen defense strategies. The number one objective was to build connections among like-minded nations, as well as establishing a rich environment for open collaboration, exchange of perspective and concerns, and sharing regional air surveillance and missile defense visions.
Tech. Sgt. Jordan Schaefer, 225th Air Defense Squadron weapons director, acted as a subject matter expert during the Defense Design Workshop. He led discussions centered around the US-Canada mutual homeland defense agreements under NORAD, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in safeguarding shared interests.
To put their strategies into practice, participants engaged in a simulation involving a fictional scenario pitting a notional alliance against a theoretical U.S. near-peer threat. This exercise offered valuable insights into information sharing and highlighted the benefits of a unified defense strategy. Each group's defenses were evaluated using the SMARTSet tool, which provided an immediate assessment of their defense design effectiveness.
The event concluded with participants an opportunity to observe a Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces live-fire exercise at McGregor Range, New Mexico. Attendees witnessed the successful detection, targeting, and engagement of three separate threats by three different and geographically dispersed interceptors. This demonstration showcased the effectiveness of coordinated air and missile defense efforts.
| Date Taken: | 10.26.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.12.2024 11:49 |
| Story ID: | 487031 |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, TEXAS, US |
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