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Korean-American female officer is in charge of THAAD unit in U.S.

Korean-American female officer is in charge of THAAD unit in U.S.

Posted March. 22, 2017 07:11,   

Updated March. 22, 2017 07:21

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It has been reported that a Korean-American female officer is currently operating one of the four Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas. The news has stirred quite a buzz because a Korean descendant in the U.S. is in charge of THAAD, which is one of U.S core military weapons and serves in the forefront of the U.S. missile defense system.

According to the United States Forces in Korea on Tuesday, Kang Mi-seon is serving as a battery commander for the 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (THAAD unit) of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of U.S. Army. Kang’s unit is also called the unit Delta Battery, “Dragons.” The unit is comprised of about 100 soldiers and operates a surveillance radar (AN/TPY-2), six mobile launchers, each loaded with eight interceptor missiles, and an engagement control station.

After a year-long deployment to Guam from February 2015, Kang and soldiers of the Delta unit returned to Fort Bliss. After completing the eligibility test and trainings by U.S. Army, the Delta unit has been reorganized as a part of Global Response Force of U.S. Army since early 2017. In other words, if emergency situation occurs on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. Army can deploy Kang’s THAAD unit to Korea along with the THAAD unit, which will be stationed in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province.



Sang-Ho Yun ysh1005@donga.com