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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Today 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD Bn), Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing activated its first firing battery during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Alpha Battery is the first of three firing batteries that will support 1st LAAD Bn’s mission to deliver close-in, low-altitude, surface-to-air weapon capabilities to defend the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).
“Alpha Battery’s activation is the continuation of bringing an organic air defense capability back to III Marine Expeditionary Force,” said Lt. Col. Heath Phillips, commanding officer, 1st LAAD Bn. “In the coming years, we will enhance our capabilities and capacity, starting with our support for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year.”
The primary weapon system Alpha Battery will utilize is the newly fielded Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) teamed with the Light MADIS or L-MADIS that will provide flexible employment options. 1st LAAD Bn and the Ground Based Air Defense community are integrating new systems to better counter unmanned systems, air-breathing targets, and cruise missile threats.
Alpha Battery is postured to support and accomplish air defense missions to defend the MAGTF. For more information about 1st LAAD Bn please contact Marine Aircraft Group 24 Communication Strategy and Operations, https://www.1stmaw.marines.mil/Subordinate-Units/Marine-Air-Control-Group-18/1st-LAAD-Bn/
| Date Taken: | 08.29.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2024 00:22 |
| Story ID: | 479838 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US |
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