100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense), known as 100th MDB (GMD), is a multi-component (meaning both Title 10 and Title 32) United States Army National Guard brigade headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. It has component formations located in Fort Greely, Alaska, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and Fort Drum, New York manned by national guardsmen of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion,[1] 100th MDB, Detachment 1,[2] and 100th MDB, Detachment 2[citation needed] in Alaska, California, and New York, respectively, on a round-the-clock 24/7/365 basis.[3][4] 100th MDB (GMD) is part of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
- ^ Barry Rosenberg (29 Nov 2022) Here’s how the soldiers assigned to shoot down ballistic missiles from North Korea stay sharp 100th and 49th Missile Defense Brigade and Battalion, CO and AK respectively
- ^ Sgt. Benjamin Crane, 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) Public Affairs (May 31, 2011) Detachment One formally activated, changes commanders
- ^ The 100th Missile Defense Brigade: A decade of transformation and mission success.
- ^ Staff Sgt. Zachary Sheely, 100th Missile Defense Brigade (GMD) (12 May 2020) America’s only missile defense brigade 'deployed in place' 100th MDB has created backup crews which sequester during their Title-10 duty shifts, which last 14 days. The crews are cross-training for their periods of duty. The AK and CO crew locations serve the same mission.