The Army’s G-3/5/7 represents Army air and missile defense (AMD) interests in forums with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Missile Defense Agency, the Joint Staff, and combatant commanders, and chairs monthly General Officer Steering Committees focused on AMD. Army leadership understands AMD's strategic importance and is allocating resources accordingly. A combination of strategic factors has elevated the importance of Army AMD including threats that have evolved in capability, complexity, and capacity; a defense strategy and policy that place a high value on an enduring deterrence capability; and an increasing need to maintain joint operational access to distant regions. These strategic factors have increased the operational demand on the Army’s existing AMD force and that will continue.