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ment, and logistics support are second-to-none. We took great pride in providing risk- informed test expertise to our mission partners in support of
a USINDOPACOM capabilities exercise with outsized strategic importance.”
FEM-02 is the first demon- stration from Guam as part of the long-term initiative for the defense of the U.S. terri-
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Air Force photograph by Todd Schannuth
Edwards Air Force Base C-17 33121 of the 418th FLTS begins its takeoff roll from EDW as Edwards KC-135 10320 awaits its turn. Both aircraft play vital roles in the mission of the 412th Test Wing.
An advanced Medium Range Ballistic Missile is air launched from a C-17 aircraft off the coast of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02. The Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with U.S. Department of Defense partners, successfully conducted FEM-02 on Dec. 10, 2024.
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Air Force photograph by Heather Cavaliere
tory and will inform the larger effort to develop, install and operate GDS, which would be comprised of a combination of DOD service components working together to provide an Enhanced Integrated Air and
Missile Defense system. Togeth- er, the DOD service components would develop and deploy a persistent layered integrated air and missile defense capability.
Within the context of home- land defense, a top priority for
the Department of Defense, Guam is also a strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. military presence, deter- ring adversaries, responding to crises, and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.