US military intercepts, downs ballistic missile target from Guam air base
The U.S. military downed a ballistic missile target for the first time from Guam in what Pentagon officials called a “critical milestone” in protecting the western Pacific from potential threats. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the Aegis Guam System intercepted and shot down the target on Tuesday off the coast from Andersen Air Force Base in northern Guam during what it dubbed as “Designated Flight Experiment Mission-02.