AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Four Michigan congressmen are urging the federal government to make Michigan the future home of an advanced missile defense site.
Friday, Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland), Tim Walberg (R-Tipton), John Moolenaar (R-Caledonia), and Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in support of developing a future Eastern Continental United States Interceptor Site (CIS) at Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta.
Fort Custer is on the border of Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties.
In the letter, Huizenga said, “There is a long history of support for Fort Custer from Michigan Delegation Members. Since 1917, Fort Custer has played an integral part in training our armed forces for vital national security missions. Now, as the warfighter landscape continues to evolve, Fort Custer remains uniquely capable of meeting our nation’s unmet homeland defense needs.”
Although Fort Drum in New York was chosen as the preferred option for the project in 2019, President Donald Trump in January issued an executive order called the Iron Dome for America, directing the Secretary of Defense to complete an updated assessment of the strategic missile threat to the U.S. homeland.
The Department of Defense is reviewing options and will provide a plan to the president soon.
Comments