Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment to deploy

Photo By Sgt. Andrew Kuhn | A Soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment gets one last hug before loading a bus after the unit’s call to duty ceremony April 1, 2017 in McConnelsville, Ohio. The 2-174th ADA will be conducting Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (Ohio National Guard photo by Sgt. Andrew Kuhn)  

MCCONNELSVILLE, OH, UNITED STATES

04.01.2017

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Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

About 280 Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment are deploying overseas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Soldiers were honored during a call to duty ceremony April 1 at Morgan High School. Before deploying to their overseas duty locations, the Soldiers will undergo mobilization training at Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. While deployed, the unit’s primary duty will be to conduct a Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) mission in Iraq and Afghanistan. C-RAM is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming artillery, rockets and mortar rounds in the air before they hit their ground targets, or simply provide early warning. Elements of the battalion have deployed four times prior since the beginning of the War on Terrorism, including twice to the National Capital Region (2006 and 2012) in support of air defense operations.

• Date Taken: 04.01.2017
• Date Posted: 04.14.2017 12:21
• Story ID: 229524
• Location: MCCONNELSVILLE, OH, US