Portman Statement on Camp Ravenna's Selection as a Possible Interceptor Deployment Site

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement on Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Ohio being one of five sites selected as an interceptor deployment site, a ground-based system designed to intercept ballistic missiles:

"With the threat from North Korea, and the increasing threat from Iran, improving our missile defense is critical.  Ohio is in a strategic geographic position for these missile defense capabilities and it’s great to see the Defense Department recognize the role Ravenna could fill.  In addition to the important national security mission, such a site would bring economic development and jobs to the region.  I plan to stay in close contact with the Defense Department as they move forward with their assessment."