Congress mandates more oversight on Pentagon plans for defending Guam

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Congress mandates more oversight on Pentagon plans for defending Guam
By Jen Judson
 Dec 23, 02:13 PM
U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Australian Air Force, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft fly in close formation during Cope North 2022 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 7, 2022. Guam is a location of growing strategic importance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Roslyn Ward)

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers will require the defense secretary to create a federally funded research and development center that can independently assess the Pentagon’s plans to build an integrated air-and-missile defense architecture to defend Guam, according to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

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