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  2. Air Defense Artillery Branch - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. United States Army air defense - Wikipedia

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    The Air Defense Artillery is the branch that specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface-to-air missiles). In the US Army, these groups are composed of mainly air defense systems such as the PATRIOT Missile System, Terminal High Altitude Air Defense, and the Avenger Air Defense system which fires the FIM-92 Stinger missile.

  4. 3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment; Active: 1821: Country United States: Branch United States Army: Type: Air defense artillery: Motto(s) NON CEDO FERIO (yield not, strike). Engagements: War of 1812 Indian Wars Mexican War American Civil War Spanish–American War World War II Korean War Southwest Asia: Commanders; Notable commanders: George ...

  5. 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army, first formed in 1821 as a field artillery unit. [1]Battery A-2nd ADAR THAAD (Battery A, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) [2] of the 11th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade successfully intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile which was ...

  6. 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1980 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Group was constituted 19 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Group .

  7. 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first constituted 1918 in the Regular Army. In 2018, its battalions use Patriot antimissiles, and are cross-training with THAAD. [1] [2] In 2020, the 2-43 Air Defense Artillery Battalion deploy two Iron Dome. [3]

  8. 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command - Wikipedia

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    The 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command is an air defense artillery command of the United States Army, South Carolina Army National Guard. The 263rd is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots, and is one of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812. The 263rd ADA Brigade was ...

  9. 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Description; A gold color metal and enamel device 13 ⁄ 16 inch (2.1 cm) in width consisting of a red triangle in outline point up with gold center. In base the Arabic numerals 55 in red, on the tops of the numerals a caterpillar in red and above the caterpillar the symbol used on the French battle maps to indicate the position of 155mm guns in black (a disc with an arrow with doubled barbs ...