THAAD Missile Defense Battery Begins To Arrive in Israel

The first components of the THAAD battery have arrived in Israel as of Monday: “Yesterday, Oct. 14, an advance team of U.S. military personnel and initial components necessary to operate the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery arrived in Israel,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in an Oct. 15 statement. “Over the coming days, additional U.S. military personnel and THAAD battery components will continue to arrive in Israel. The battery will be fully operational capable in the near future, but for operations security reasons we will not discuss timelines.”