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Army Air Defense Command Post
Air Defense Artillery branch | |
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Active | 1968 (1968) to present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Combat Arms |
Role | Air and Missile Defense |
Patron | Saint Barbara |
Motto(s) | "First to Fire" |
Color | Scarlet |
March | ADA March |
Mascot(s) | Oozlefinch |
Anniversaries | 17 November 1775- The Continental Congress elected Henry Knox "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery" |
Insignia | |
Branch insignia |
The Air Defense Artillery Branch is the branch of the United States Army that specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface to air missiles). In the U.S. Army, these groups are composed of mainly air defense systems such as the Patriot Missile System, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and the Avenger Air Defense system which fires the FIM-92 Stinger missile.
The Air Defense Artillery branch descended from Anti-Aircraft Artillery (part of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps until 1950, then part of the Artillery Branch) into a separate branch on 20 June 1968. On 1 December 1968, the ADA branch was authorized to wear modified Artillery insignia, crossed field guns with missile. The Branch Motto, "First To Fire", was adopted in 1986 by the attendees of the ADA Commanders' Conference at Fort Bliss. The motto refers to a speech given by General Jonathan Wainwright to veterans of the 200th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) stating they were the 'First to Fire' in World War II against the Empire of Japan.
Mission
According to the Army's Field Manual 3-01, the mission of Air Defense Artillery is "to protect the force and selected geopolitical assets from aerial attack, missile attack, and surveillance."
History
On 10 October 1917 an Antiaircraft Service in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was created at Arnouville-Les-Gonesse where an antiaircraft school was established. The antiaircraft units were organized as serially numbered battalions during the war, as follows:
- 1st Antiaircraft Battalion through the 10th Antiaircraft Battalion (redesignated as numbered antiaircraft sectors in November 1918, all demobilized by January 1919)
- 1st AA Machine Gun Battalion through the 6th AA Machine Gun Battalion. These units were organized by Col. James A. Shipton and were demobilized January–May 1919.
Coast Artillery role
- The National Defense Act of 1920 formally assigned the air defense mission to the Coast Artillery Corps, and 4 battalions were organized in 1921. In 1924, under a major reorganization of the Coast Artillery, the battalions were reorganized as regiments. There were also 42 Organized Reserve antiaircraft regiments in 8 brigades; however, many of the Reserve units only had a small number of personnel assigned, and many were demobilized without activation during World War II.
- (6) Regular Army anti-aircraft regiments
- 60th Coast Artillery (AA)
- 61st Coast Artillery (AA)
- 62nd Coast Artillery (AA)
- 63rd Coast Artillery (AA)
- 64th Coast Artillery (AA)
- 65th Coast Artillery (AA)
- (13) National Guard AA regiments
- 197th Coast Artillery (AA) N.H.
- 198th Coast Artillery (AA) DE.
- 200th Coast Artillery (AA) N.M.
- 202nd Coast Artillery (AA) IL.
- 203rd Coast Artillery (AA) MO.
- 206th Coast Artillery (AA) AR.
- 207th Coast Artillery (AA) N.Y.
- 211th Coast Artillery (AA) MA.
- 212th Coast Artillery (AA) N.Y.
- 213th Coast Artillery (AA) PA.
- 214th Coast Artillery (AA) GA.
- 251st Coast Artillery (AA) CA.
- 369th Coast Artillery (AA) N.Y.
Expansion
In 1938 there were only six Regular Army and thirteen National Guard regiments, but by 1941 this had been expanded to 37 total regiments. In November 1942, 781 battalions were authorized. However, this number was pared down to 331 battalions by the end of the war. By late 1944 the regiments had been broken up into battalions and 144 "Antiaircraft Artillery Groups" had been activated; some of these existed only briefly.
The serially-numbered battalions in late World War II included the following types:
- Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
- Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
- Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion
- Barrage Balloon Battalion
and in the 1950s:
- Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion.
On 9 March 1942 Antiaircraft Command was established in Washington D.C. and 1944 the AAA school was moved to Fort Bliss.
Army Air Defense Command
Army Air Defense Command ran from 1957 to 1974.
In 1991 the Patriot missile was heavily utilized during the Gulf War. After this short skirmish ended Air Defense has not been involved in any significant combat actions due to lack of enemy air assets and/or missile technology.
In 2010 the United States Army Air Defense Artillery School was moved from Fort Bliss to Fort Sill.
Air Defense Artillery Units
The following lists all units that make up the Army's Air Defense Artillery Branch.
Army Air and Missile Defense Commands
Command | SSI | Subordinate to | Garrison or Headquarters |
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10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) | United States Army Europe | Kaiserslautern, Germany | |
32nd AAMDC | United States Army Forces Command | Fort Bliss, Texas | |
94th AAMDC | United States Army Pacific | Fort Shafter, Hawaii | |
263rd AAMDC | South Carolina Army National Guard | Anderson, South Carolina |
Air Defense Artillery Brigades
Brigade | SSI | Subordinate to | Garrison |
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11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (ADAB) | 32nd AAMDC | Fort Bliss, Texas | |
30th ADAB | Army Air Defense Artillery School | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | |
31st ADAB | 32nd AAMDC | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | |
35th ADAB | Eighth United States Army / 94th AAMDC | Osan Air Base, South Korea | |
38th ADAB | 94th AAMDC | Sagami General Depot, Japan | |
52nd ADAB | 10th AAMDC | Sembach, Germany | |
69th ADAB | 32nd AAMDC | Fort Hood, Texas | |
100th Missile Defense Brigade (MDB) | Army Space and Missile Defense Command / Colorado Army National Guard | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | |
108th ADAB | 32nd AAMDC | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | |
164th ADAB | Florida Army National Guard | Orlando, Florida | |
174th ADAB | Ohio Army National Guard | Columbus, Ohio | |
678th ADAB | 263rd AAMDC | Eastover, South Carolina |
Army Battalions
Unit | SSI | Subordinate to | Garrison | Equipment |
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1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (ADAR) | 94th AAMDC | Kadena Air Base, Japan | MIM-104 Patriot | |
2–1st ADAR | 35th ADAB | Camp Carroll, South Korea | MIM-104 Patriot | |
3–2nd ADAR | 31st ADAB | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | MIM-104 Patriot | |
4–3rd ADAR | 31st ADAB | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | MIM-104 Patriot | |
3–4th ADAR | 108th ADAB | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | MIM-104 Patriot, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, FIM-92 Stinger | |
5–4th ADAR | 10th AAMDC | Ansbach, Germany | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, M-SHORAD | |
4–5th ADAR | 69th ADAB | Fort Hood, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot | |
5–5th ADAR | 31st ADAB | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, C-RAM Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar | |
2–6th ADAR | 30th ADAB | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, C-RAM Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar | |
3–6th ADAR | 30th ADAB | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | MIM-104 Patriot, THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
1–7th ADAR | 108th ADAB | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | MIM-104 Patriot | |
5–7th ADAR | 10th AAMDC | Baumholder, Germany | MIM-104 Patriot | |
1–43rd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot | |
2–43rd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot | |
3–43rd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot | |
1–44th ADAR | 69th ADAB | Fort Hood, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot | |
2–44th ADAR | 101st Airborne Division | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
5–52nd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot | |
6–52nd ADAR | 35th ADAB | Suwon Air Base, South Korea | MIM-104 Patriot, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
6–56th ADAR | 1st Cavalry Division | Fort Hood, Texas | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
4–60th ADAR | 1st Armored Division | Fort Sill, Oklahoma | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
1–62nd ADAR | 69th ADAB | Fort Hood, Texas | MIM-104 Patriot |
Army Batteries
Unit | SSI | Subordinate to | Garrison | Equipment |
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A Battery, 2nd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
B Battery, 2nd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
D Battery, 2nd ADAR | 35th ADAB | Osan Air Base, South Korea | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
E Battery, 3rd ADAR | 11th ADAB | Andersen Air Force Base, Guam | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
A Battery, 4th ADAR | 11th ADAB | Fort Bliss, Texas | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
E Battery, 62nd ADAR | 69th ADAB | Fort Hood, Texas | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | |
B Battery, 62nd ADAR | 69th ADAB | Fort Hood, Texas | THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense |
National Guard Battalions
Unit | SSI | Subordinate to | Garrison | Part of | Equipment |
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49th Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Battalion | 100th Missile Defense Brigade | Fort Greely, Alaska | Alaska Army National Guard | Ground-Based Interceptor | |
1–174 Air Defense Artillery (ADA) | 174th ADAB | Cincinnati, Ohio | Ohio Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
2-174 ADA | 174th ADAB | McConnelsville, Ohio | Ohio Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
1–188 ADA | Separate battalion | Grand Forks, North Dakota | North Dakota Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
1–204 ADA | Separate battalion | Newton, Mississippi | Mississippi Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
2-263 ADA | 678th ADAB | Anderson, South Carolina | South Carolina Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
1–265 ADA | 164th ADAB | Palm Coast, Florida | Florida Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
3–265 ADA | 164th ADAB | Sarasota, Florida | Florida Army National Guard | AN/TWQ-1 Avenger |
Shipton award
The Shipton Award is named for Brigadier General James A. Shipton, who is acknowledged as the Air Defense Artillery Branch's founding father. Shipton felt that the mission of antiaircraft defense was not to down enemy aircraft, but instead to protect maneuver forces on the ground: "The purpose of anti-aviation defense is to protect our forces and establishments from hostile attack and observation from the air by keeping enemy airplanes [sic] at a distance." The Shipton Award recognizes an Air Defense Artillery professionals for outstanding performance individual thought, innovation, and contributions that result in significant contributions or enhances Air Defense Artillery's warfighting capabilities, morale, readiness, and maintenance.
See also
- Oozlefinch
- Army Air Defense Command (United States) – more detail 1950–1974
- Anti-Aircraft Command – British equivalent 1939–1955
- Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions of the U.S. Army (Volumes 1,2) 1991 by James A. Sawicki ISBN 0-9602404-7-0
- History of the 1st AA Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps in World War I
- Berhow, Mark A., Ed. (2004). American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide, Second Edition. CDSG Press. ISBN 0-9748167-0-1.
- Lieutenant Colonel Roy S. Barnard (The History of ARADCOM Volume I, The Gun Era:1950-1955)
- LTC Barnard and Berle K. Hufford, ARADCOM Annual Reports from 1966-1973.
- Morgan, Mark L.; Berhow, Mark A. (2010). Rings of Supersonic Steel: Air Defenses of the United States Army 1950–1979, 3rd Edition. Hole in the Head Press. ISBN 978-09761494-0-8.
- Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Osato, Militia Missilemen: The Army National Guard in Air Defense - 1951 - 1967 (1968)
- Rinaldi, Richard A. (2004). The U. S. Army in World War I: Orders of Battle. General Data LLC. ISBN 0-9720296-4-8.
- Osato and Mrs. Sherryl Straup, ARADCOM's Florida Defenses in the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis: 1963-1968 (1968)
- Stanton, Shelby L. (1991). World War II Order of Battle. Galahad Books. ISBN 0-88365-775-9.
External links
- U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery lineage website
- ADA museum at Fort Sill
- The Fort MacArthur Museum Association: Air Defense Units in LA – 47th Brigade at Fort McArthur, Calif.
- some details on U.S. Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM)
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