Air Defense Artillery Branch

Air Defense Artillery branch
Air Defense Artillery plaque
Active	1968-12-01 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Type	Branch
Role	Air Defense
Colors	Red and Gold
March	ADA March
Mascot	Oozlefinch
Anniversaries	The Continental Congress unanimously elected Henry Knox "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery" on 17 November 1775. The regiment formally entered service on 1 January 1776. Although Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery are separate branches, both inherit the traditions of the Artillery branch.
Insignia
US ADA Branch Insignia

The Air Defense Artillery branch descended from the Anti-Aircraft Artillery (part of the Field Artillery) 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.

Mission Statement

Protect the Force and Selected Geopolitical Assets from Aerial Attack, Missile Attack and Surveillance.

History

Air Defense Artillery refers to a combat arm 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. The branch motto is "First to fire!", patron saint is Saint Barbara, and unofficial mascot the Oozlefinch.

Major Commands

Army Air & Missile Defense Command

Command	SSI	Garrison	Subordinate to /Corps or Army
32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command HHB, 32nd AAMDC (command and staff)		Fort Bliss	CENTCOM
94th Army Air & Missile Defense Command HHB, 94th AAMDC (command and staff) 1-1 ADA Bn (P)		Fort Shafter, HI, Kadena Air Base (1-1 ADA)	PACOM
263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command			South Carolina ARNG

Brigade Size Units

Air Defense Artillery Brigades

Brigade	SSI	Subordinate to /Garrison	Component
6th ADA Brigade (ADA School) 2-6 ADA Bn (SHORAD AIT and Inner-Tier Air Defense training) 3-6 ADA Bn (PATRIOT AIT) 1-56 ADA Bn (OCS, Captain's Career Course)		Fort Sill	TRADOC
11th ADA Brigade 1-43 ADA (P/A) 2-43 ADA Bn (P/A) 3-43 ADA Bn (P) 3-3 ADA Bn (C-RAM) 5-52 ADA Bn (P) A Battery, 4th ADA (THAAD) A Battery, 2nd ADA (THAAD)		Fort Bliss (A)	Regular Army / 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command
31st ADA Brigade 5-5 ADA Bn (A) (SHORAD/C-RAM) 4-3 ADA (FY 11) 3-2 ADA (P)		III Corps Fort Bliss Fort Sill as of FY 2009, Fort Lewis (5-5 ADA)	Regular Army / 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command
35th ADA Brigade 6-52 ADA (P/A) 2-1 ADA (P/A)		South Korea	Regular Army / 94th AAMDC (Army Air & Missile Defense Command)
69th ADA Brigade 4-5 ADA (P) 1-44 ADA (P/A) 1-62 (FY 11)		Fort Hood, TX	Regular Army /32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command
108th ADA Brigade 1-7 ADA (P) 3-4 ADA (P/A) 2-44 ADA (SHORAD/C-RAM)		Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell (2-44 ADA)	Regular Army /32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command
357th Air & Missile Defense Detachment 5-7 ADA (P)		Kaiserslautern, Germany.	Regular Army /V Corps
164th ADA Brigade			Florida ARNG

Battalions

Battalion or Regiment

Battalion or smaller sized units	DUI	Subordinate to /Garrison	Component
5-7 ADA (P), 1-7 ADA (P)		Kaiserslautern, Germany (5-7 ADA), 108th Brigade (1-7 ADA)	Regular Army
6-52 ADA,5-52 ADA		35th ADA Brigade (6-52), 11th ADA Brigade (5-52)	Regular Army
1-1 ADA,2-1 ADA		69th ADA Brigade (2-1), 94th AAMDC/Kadena Air Base (1-1)	Regular Army
*A Battery, 2nd ADA, 3-2 ADA		11th ADA Brigade (A, Battery 2nd ADA), 31st ADA Brigade, Fort Sill (3-2 ADA)	Regular Army
3-3 ADA,		11th ADA Brigade, Fort Bliss	Regular Army
A Battery, 4th ADA,3-4 ADA		11th ADA Brigade (A, Battery 4th ADA), 108th Brigade (3-4 ADA)	Regular Army
5-5 ADA, 4-5 ADA,		11th ADA Brigade (5-5th ADA), 69th ADA Brigade (4-5 ADA)	Regular Army
1-44 ADA, 2-44 ADA,		69th ADA Brigade (1-44th ADA) Fort Hood, 108th ADA Brigade (2-44 ADA)	Regular Army
1-43 ADA, 2-43 ADA, 3-43 ADA		11th ADA Brigade	Regular Army
1-56 ADA		Fort Bliss (until FY 2009), Fort Sill, 6th ADA Brigade (ADA School)	TRADOC
HHB, 108th ADA Brigade		Fort Bragg	Regular Army
2-6 ADA, 3-6 ADA		Fort Bliss (until FY 2009), Fort Sill, 6th ADA Brigade (ADA School)	TRADOC

Inactive Units

Former Brigade Size Units

Brigades

Name	DUI/SSI	Inactive since	Location	Component
10th Air Defense Artillery Brigade		1992	Regular Army
30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade		1973	Okinawa, Japan	Regular Army
38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade		1981	South Korea	Regular Army
111th ADA Brigade, now a Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.		2008	New Mexico	National Guard

Other Inactive Units

See also

• Fort Bliss
• Fort Sill
• M163 VADS
• M167 Vulcan
• MIM-104 Patriot
• THAAD
• Saint Barbara
• Oozlefinch
• Nike Hercules
• MIM-23 Hawk

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