date stringdate 2005-09-01 00:00:00 2026-02-01 00:00:00 | location stringclasses 10
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values | system_count int64 0 2 | source_document stringclasses 7
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005-09 | Fort Bliss, TX (operational test site) | US Army | 1 | MDA THAAD Fact Sheet (Doc 3) | First operational THAAD battery activated |
2009-08 | Adak Island, AK | US Army/Pacific Command | 1 | MDA THAAD Fact Sheet (Doc 3) | Temporary deployment; withdrawn after North Korean provocation cycle |
2013-04 | Guam (Andersen AFB area) | US Army Pacific | 1 | CRS IF10541 (Doc 4) | Permanent deployment in response to North Korean ICBM tests |
2015-07 | Hawaii (Kauai, PMRF) | US Army | 1 | GAO-22-104344 (Doc 8) | Rotational/testing deployment; part of Pacific layered defense |
2016-12 | United Arab Emirates | US Army Central | 1 | CRS IF10541 (Doc 4) | GCC theater deployment; supports regional air and missile defense |
2017-09 | Seongju, South Korea | US Army/USFK | 1 | USCC Staff Report (Doc 10) | USFK permanent deployment; triggered $7.5B Chinese economic coercion campaign |
2019-01 | Saudi Arabia (Prince Sultan AB) | US Army Central | 1 | GAO-25-108187 (Doc 9) | Deployed after Aramco attacks; part of CENTCOM posture enhancement |
2023-06 | Romania (MK 41 site, Deveselu) | NATO/US Army (advisory) | 0 | CRS IF10541 (Doc 4) | THAAD integration study; Aegis Ashore is primary; THAAD not deployed |
2024-10 | Israel (undisclosed location) | DoD/IDF coordination | 1 | DOD Press Release (Doc 11) | Emergency deployment following Iranian ballistic missile attack Oct 1 2024 |
2026-02 | Middle East (CENTCOM AOR) | US Army/CENTCOM | 2 | CRS IF12645 v15 (Doc 6) | Surge deployment for Operation Epic Fury; February–June 2026 |
THAAD Deployment Events
Chronological record of THAAD battery deployments, 2005–2026.
Source Book
THAAD: The Complete Documentary Record (ISBN 9798259506107)
Nimble Ultra Documentary Edition — 13 primary-source U.S. government documents, 1994–2026.
BigFiveKiller.online catalog page
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Example LLM Queries
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Data License
All source documents are works of the United States Government (17 U.S.C. § 105) and are in the public domain.
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