United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) for United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command. It was established in 1985 as the Army Strategic Defense Command, responsible for ballistic missile defense. In 1992, it merged with Army Space Command to become Army Space and Strategic Defense Command. In 1997, it became an Army Major Command and was redesignated Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
A Sprint missile maneuvering after launch
A Ground-Based Midcourse Defense after launch
Transfer of the Army satellite communications mission to the Space Force.
Launch of an Army Ground Based Interceptor from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
United States Space Command
The United States Space Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations 100 kilometers and greater above mean sea level. U.S. Space Command is responsible for the operational employment of space forces that are provided by the uniformed services of the Department of Defense.
Program 437 PGM-17 Thor anti-satellite missiles
Strategic Defense Initiative Brilliant Pebbles were intended to intercept a ballistic missile in space
Concept for a space-based directed energy weapon from United States Space Command: A Vision for 2020
A SM-3 launches from the USS Lake Erie as part of Operation Burnt Frost