(Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency has drifted from an organization that ... John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wants the agency ...

During a March 13 hearing on missile defense, for example, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), chairman of the Senate ... defense by freeing the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) from some of the burdens imposed ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Pentagon’s plans to deploy a new missile-defense system to protect Guam are faltering because of organizational ... from the Missile Defense Agency to the military services.

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The general leading the U.S. Missile Defense Agency personally delivered ... "I am here to convey that the senior person in this organization ... considers you terribly important ...

On Oct. 9, 2004, Deputy Secretary of Defense ... Agency. This document replaced the June 1994 version of the directive that had chartered MDA's predecessor the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.

The Missile Defense Agency, a branch of the Pentagon ... IIA missile that’s still under development. Robert Underwood, chairman of the Guam-based think tank Pacific Center for Island Security ...