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The U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery was changed from ''' Anti-Aircraft Artillery ''' (part of the Field Artillery ), into a separate branch on 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 the Combat Group 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 (Still in development), and the Avenger Air Defense System which fires the FIM-92 Stinger missile. The branch motto is "First to fire!". SEE ALSO |
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