Join us Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026 at the Breakfast Club with Lieutenant General John Rafferty

Date: Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026

Breakfast 7:15 AM | Program 7:45 AM

Location: The Jackson Center | 6001 Moquin Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35806

Lieutenant General John Rafferty assumed command of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, and Joint Task Force-Gold on April 29, 2026.

USASMDC is a multicomponent warfighting team comprising two Army air and missile defense commands, the Army’s space brigade, and cutting-edge science and technology and capability development organizations. USASMDC serves as the Army Service Component Command to U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Space Command, and U.S. Strategic Command while JTF-Gold serves as the operational arm of U.S. NORTHCOM’s integrated air and missile defense enterprise.