Courtesy Story | 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 01.21.2018
By 2nd Lt. Jasmine Greinke A/2-43 ADA Crew Blue Tactical Control Officer MIDDLE EAST ─ The Soldiers of “Team Ares” Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade executed a seamless relief in place/transfer of authority (RIP/TOA) with Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th ADA, Dec. 17, 2017- Jan. 8, 2018....
Story by Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | 07.31.2011
The stopwatch starts keeping time as Spc. Erik Holmes makes a lap around the area, securing the site. After taking a knee in the gravel, he pulls out his compass to check his azimuth, then stretches out a guide strap to ensure the Humvee and the howitzer it is towing, will be on-target. After ensuring the area is secure and safe for the rest of the cannon crew, he calls in the big guns....
