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Mazie Hirono: In the fiscal year 2018 NDAA the Committee directed the Army to transition ownership of the Terminal High Altitude Area…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
In the fiscal year 2018 NDAA the Committee directed the Army to transition ownership of the Terminal High Altitude Area Denial (THAAD) missile defense system from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono discusses the transition of THAAD missile defense ownership.

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