The following is a Nov. 5, 2014 memo from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno to then Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the need for a Defense Department ballistic missile defense strategy.
Document: Army-Navy Memo on need for Ballistic Missile Defense Strategy
March 19, 2015 4:56 PM
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