MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, New Mexico -- Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, out of Okinawa, Japan participate in a bilateral live-fire exercise with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Western Air Defense Missile Group to enhance integrated joint and bilateral air defense capabilities while also validating Patriot surface-to-air missile systems Nov. 9, 2024. Operation Shining Star is an annual training exercise where U.S. and Japan Air Defense experts execute simultaneous live fires of their own Patriot Air Defense missile systems to enhance mutual understanding of each country's tactics, communication protocols, procedures and...
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Crystal Bivens, a human resources technician, and Capt. Jordan Johnson, an Brigade Human Resources Officer in Charge for the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, briefs the brigade operations center during simulated air defense operations as part of Yama Sakura 87 on Dec. 7, 2024.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- Task Force Talon recently hosted its annual Soldier and NCO of the Year competition a demanding three-day event designed to highlight the unit’s most skilled soldiers and NCOs. Task Force Talon is the Army unit that provides ballistic missile defense for the island of Guam. The task force is comprised of the E-3 Air Defense Artillery (ADA) THAAD Battery, - the U.S. Army’s first-ever forward-deployed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery - and a Guam National Guard Security Force (SECFOR) company. Currently, the SECFOR company is Charlie Company 1-294 Infantry Regiment, which is also known as Team Kulepbra;, their team conducts asset security operations in support of the THAAD battery. ...
11.26.2024 | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GP |
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