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Air Defense Artillery (ADA)
Air Defense Artillery (ADA) is America's 911 Force. As an Air Defender, you will defend the American homeland against long-range ballistic missiles, terrorist aerial strikes, and shield deployed U.S. forces. Theater missile defense has become a prerequisite to U.S. military intervention, since allied countries routinely demand the deployment of U.S. Air Defense
Artillery forces to protect their citizens and infrastructure from retaliatory missile strikes before allowing other U.S. forces to use their country's airfields, airspace, or debarkation facilities.

       I.  ADA In Action (History)  ~ Lineage & Honors ~ ADA Oozlefinch Version 1 / Version II Oozlefinch

     

      II.  Learn how to become an "ADA Warrant Officer"
             
~ 140A Command and Control Systems Technician ~ 140E AMD Tactician/Technician (Patriot Systems Technician)
              ~ Click for more information (Warrant Officer) ~ (Warrant Officer Brochure)

     

      III.  ADA Enlisted Careers: PATRIOT Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer, Air Defense C4I Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator Maintainer,
                                                     Air and Missile Defense Crewmember, and PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer 

      
      IV.  HRC ADA Enlisted Career Branch - Our primary focus is on unit readiness and the professional development of our Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers.
                14E - Patriot Fire Control Enhanced Operator / Maintainer
                14J - Air Defense C4I Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
                14S - Air and Missile Defense Crewmember (AMD)
                14T - Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator / Maintainer
                14Z - Air Defense Artillery Senior Sergeant

      V.  Fort Sill NCO Academy (WLC, ALC, SLC, Battle Staff, 1SG course)
                                                          
             
ADA's Transformation

Today, ADA Soldiers remain fully engaged in the Global War on Terrorism. ADA Soldiers crew Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems to counter indirect-fire attacks on forward operating bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. ADA Soldiers assigned to Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) Cells manage the airspace above the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan, coordinating combat air support missions with friendly rocket, mortar and artillery fire missions. At home, in Europe and across the Pacific, ADA Soldiers who operate newly fielded Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and combat-proven Patriot and Avenger systems stand ready to defend deployed US forces, allies and host population centers against air and missile attack anywhere around the globe. Army National Guard ADA units defend the National Capital Region against potential terrorist aerial attacks and operate Ground-Based Interceptors in Alaska and California to defend American against long-range ballistic missile strikes.

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ADA, meanwhile, continues to evolve to defeat the diverse air and missile threat anticipated in the early part of the 21st century. The Patriot system is gradually being replaced by the more mobile and more lethal Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). ADA future short-range air defense system, the Surface-Launched Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (SL-AMRAAM), will soon replace Avenger. Receiving target data from Air Defense Artillery’s soon-to-be-fielded Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) System aerostats,
SL-AMRAAM will significantly enhance the branch’s capability against cruise missiles.

ADA’s air and missile defense systems are fully integrated into America’s Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). The BMD “system of systems” is a network of ground-based, sea-based and airborne missile defense forces and technologies. The BMD system is rapidly becoming international
as it integrates air and missile defense forces from allied and friendly nations. As an Air Defender assigned to a theater air and missile defense battery, battalion, brigade or command, you will lead Soldiers tasked to defend deployed U.S. forces, allied and friendly forces, and host
population centers against air and missile attacks.

 

 
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