Story by Tech. Sgt. JaoTorey Johnson | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 09.05.2025
The 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conducted a reorganization ceremony Aug. 28, 2025, streamlining responsibilities across subordinate battalions to enhance training efficiency and operational effectiveness. Previously, the 3rd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (3-6 ADAR) was primarily responsible for Advanced Individual Training (AIT) across all five 14-series military......
Story by Senior Airman James Johnson | 18th Wing | 07.24.2025
KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN – Operating out of Kadena Air Base, the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery commands four Mobile Interceptor Missile-104 Patriot missile batteries, rotating and deploying them across the region when needed while maintaining a constant aerial defense presence on Okinawa. These Soldiers stand ready to defend against any aerial strike that threatens U.S. forces or allied......
Story by Tech. Sgt. JaoTorey Johnson | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 05.22.2025
Col. Glenn A. Henke, commandant of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School and deputy commanding officer of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill (USAFCoEFS), was officially frocked to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at the Air Defense Artillery Training Support Facility at Fort Sill, Oklahoma May 21, 2025. Surrounded by Soldiers, family members, and......
Story by Monica Wood | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 12.26.2024
The Fires Center of Excellence hosted its annual Instructor and Curriculum Developer of the Year recognition ceremony Dec. 12, 2024, in Kerwin Auditorium. The event honored exceptional instructors and curriculum developers from the Air Defense Artillery School, Field Artillery School, and Marine School of Fires for their outstanding contributions to military education....
Story by Darrell Ames | Program Executive Office Missiles and Space | 12.10.2024
On December 6, 2024, 3-43 Air Defense Artillery Battalion; Army Test and Evaluation Command and Program Executive Office Missiles and Space successfully executed two operational assessment missile flight tests sequentially....
Story by Sgt. Nicholas LaRocco | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.17.2024
6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division conducts a field training exercise to qualify gunnery crew members part of a new Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) Stryker unit at Dalton Mountain Multi-Use Range on Fort Cavazos, October 17, 2024....
Story by Capt. Duy Nguyen | 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 10.08.2024
FORT SILL, Okla. – Last week, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (3-2 ADA) worked closely with former special forces personnel to enhance their lethality and readiness for future conflicts....
Story by Capt. Duy Nguyen | 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 09.25.2024
5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-5 ADA) conducted air load training with a Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) on September 18 at Altus Air Force Base that tested a new method of moving and deploying the weapon system....
