Ohio National Guard welcomes home 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

Photo By Staff Sgt. Michael Carden | A Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment spends time with his new son after the unit’s welcome home ceremony March 31, 2018, in McConnelsville, Ohio. The 2-174th was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, where the unit’s primary duty was to operate systems that detect and/or destroy incoming artillery, rockets and mortar rounds in the air before they hit their ground targets, to protect coalition forces. (Ohio National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden)  

MCCONNELSVILLE, OHIO, UNITED STATES

04.04.2018

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Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

The Ohio National Guard welcomed home about 285 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, as they returned from a nearly yearlong deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, during a March 31 ceremony at Morgan High School.

While deployed, the unit’s primary duty was 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.

During its deployment, the 2-174 ADA team successfully protected U.S. military, government contractor and civilian personnel, as well as strategic assets at various locations throughout Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 04.04.2018
• Date Posted: 04.04.2018 18:17
• Story ID: 271802
• Location: MCCONNELSVILLE, OHIO, US