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the US Missile Defense agency or M . D .

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A . And the ground based mid course

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defense program office or GmD conducted

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the GmD weapons system booster vehicle

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test three or G M . B . V . T . 03

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demonstrating a unique capability of

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the GMD element of the missile defense

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system . This test was the first flight

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test of a three stage booster operating

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in two stage mode , meaning the third

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stage was not ignited , allowing

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earlier release of the kill vehicle

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providing increased battlespace . This

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new capability is known as two slash

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three stage selectable ground based

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interceptor or G . B . This capability

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gives the warfighter greater

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flexibility in executing the defense of

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the homeland while significantly

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increasing the battle space for

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successful threat engagement . Using a

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mock up of the exo atmospheric kill

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vehicle known as a mass mobile units or

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MM you provided a significant reduction

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in the cost of the test and spared

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critical defense assets that were not

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required in this non intercept test mm

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Dia assets participated from locations

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spanning thousands of miles from the

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broad ocean area in the pacific ocean

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to California and colorado . In the U .

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S . Land based and mobile assets were

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positioned for the collection of test

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data from the G . B . I . Launch site

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at Vandenberg Space Force Base in

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California and throughout its flight

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trajectory . The G M . B . V . T . 03

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flight test began at Vandenberg Space

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Force Base with the launch of the G . B .

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I . After the first stage burnout . The

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second booster stage ignited and flew

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the mm you to its separation point

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following separation from the payload

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adapter . The mm you proceeded on a

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ballistic trajectory and disintegrated

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during re entry , following separation

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of the mm you , the 2nd and 3rd stage

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booster assembly . Likewise

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disintegrated during re entry to the

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atmosphere with minor debris splashing

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down and sinking into the pacific ocean .

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G M . B . V . T 03 will support the

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fielding of the two slash three stage

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selectable capable G . B . I . The new

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selectable stage booster provides the

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warfighter with more engagement , time

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and space , providing for greater

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defense and depth , future upgrades to

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sensing and tracking capabilities .

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When coupled with the selectable stage

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booster will provide the war fighter

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with a robust ability to assess the

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threat after initial engagement while

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retaining the time to engage again if

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necessary . The ground based mid course

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defense system is a critical element of

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the nation's overarching missile

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defense system in the face of an

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increasing enemy ballistic missile

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threat . The missile defense system is

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deployed to protect the nation , our

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deployed forces and our friends and

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allies against enemy long range

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ballistic missile threats .