U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, returned home to Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 20th, 2025. The redeployment marks the end of the ‘Strike First’ Battalion’s critical mission providing air and missile defense coverage in support of United States Army Central Command’s Operation Spartan Shield. (U.S. Army video by Cpt. Russell Shirley-Jones and Staff Sgt. Christopher Neu)
The U.S. Army transferred the 32nd and 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Commands from U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Northern Command, respectively, to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. The transfer will occur in conjunction with the activation of the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command.
