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Air Defense Artillery Online
Editor ~ Kathleen M.
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35th Air Defense
Artillery Brigade Names 2009
Soldier, NCO and KATUSA of the Year
While some say winning isn’t everything,
for the 12 competitors of the 35th Air Defense Artillery
(ADA) Brigade’s 2009 Soldier, Noncommissioned Officer
(NCO) and Korean Augmentation to the United States Army
(KATUSA) of the Year competition, winning meant
everything.
(By Sergeant Gretchen N. Goodrich, 35th ADA
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32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command Conducts Tactics Seminar
The
32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC)
hosted an Army wide Tactics Seminar on 7 and 8 May 2009, at Fort Bliss,
Texas, to assist in the
development of new techniques to counter current and
future air and missile defense threats and to maintain
Army Air Defense Artillery’s capability to deploy
anywhere in the world against the full spectrum of air
and missile threats.
(By Specialist Cassandra Villezcas,
32d AAMDC, Public Affairs Office.)
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Air Defense
Artillery School and
6th ADA
Brigade Case Colors
for Move
from Bliss to Sill
The Air Defense Artillery (ADA) School is packing its
duffle bags and casing its colors after 41 years at
Fort Bliss, Texas.
On Wednesday, 6 May 2009, in a brief "color casing"
ceremony ADA prepared its flags for movement to Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
(By Kathleen Doyle, Staff Editor)
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Editor Corks His Inkwell
and Puts Away His Quill
William Blair Case "The Pen" of Air Defense Artillery
for more than 30 years, retired on 30 March 2009. During
his career, Mr. Case was the Editor-in-Chief of the
ADA magazine (PB-44), the ADA Yearbook(s), many
pamphlets and brochures and was the creator and manager
of this web site. In 2007, Blair shared the honor of
being named the Chief of Staff of the Army's Editor of
the Year. Blair's historical knowledge, wonderful wit
and unique writing style has kept us informed on ADA
topics for several generations. We thank him for his
dedication, diligence and patriotism.
(By Kathleen Doyle, Staff Editor)
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Sunday
31 May 2009
Saturday
30 May 2009
Friday
29 May 2009
Thursday
28 May 2009
Wednesday
27 May 2009
Tuesday
26 May 2009
Short boom for defense after nuke, missile tests
Share prices of South Korea’s military suppliers and other
producers of defense equipment exploded after North Korea
conducted a second nuclear test.
A Fast Way to Lose the Arms Race
The Defense Department budget proposes major cuts in
missile defense
Let China Lead on North Korea - The Opinionator Blog ...
Unfortunately, it is precisely American missile defense
capabilities that the Obama administration is now cutting
Alaska is 'front line
of defense'
Mark Begich is reminding people of just how strategic
the state is for missile defense.
Japan Should Consider Pre-emptive Strikes, LDP Lawmaker Says
We must look at active missile defense such as attacking an
enemy's territory and bases.” One option would be to equip navy
ships with cruise missiles
The Gathering Storm
Missile defense experts have now concluded the
North Korean missile launched in early April is capable of
dropping a
650 pound warhead on Indiana and a 500 pound
warhead on Florida.
Huntsville named 'Best City' by Personal Finance magazine
The magazine said it ranked Huntsville first because of its
importance as an aerospace and missile defense hub
Sat/Sun/Mon
23 - 25 May 2009
Ten facts about Memorial Day
Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend and
a chance to get the year's first sunburn.
Obama's Day:
Honoring the nation's
fallen troops
President Barack Obama begins Memorial Day hosting a
breakfast at the White House for families who have lost loved
ones
New missile program for American DARPA
A new long-range missile program capable to strike down
missiles, aircraft and air defenses is the new project being
studied by the American DARPA
Partisan Clouds
Gather Over Missile
Defense Plans
When Democrats meet Republicans on the field of battle over
missile defense,
Robert M. Gates will be providing them cover from up above.
Military members, vets to be honored
The Sumter County Veterans Association will hold a
Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday to honor all veterans and
military members.
Sea-Based Missile Defense Moves Forward Under President Obama's
Administration
A new U.S. Navy command that will
support our nation's missile defense program
Air Defense Wasn't Sergeant's Preference
Air defense
artillery wasn't Sgt. Justin Yepez's first career choice.
It is Article One of the
Obama Doctrine: America must take the lead in traveling the
"road to zero," eliminating nuclear weapons worldwide.
Some Air Defenders
Still at Fort Bliss
Although the Army's air defense artillery command is moving to
Fort Sill, Okla.
GF
Native Heads Missile Defense Brigade
A Grand Forks native is commanding the nation's only missile
defense brigade.
Friday
22 May 2009
Prisoners of History: Missile Defense, EMP and America's
Security
Americans are concerned with the accuracy of the news they
digest on a daily basis. And most Americans believe the media in
general is biased toward the left.
Shield of Dreams
The shift in the Obama administration's policy suggesting a
freeze in deployment of the ballistic missile defense system in
Poland and the Czech Republic
Gates defends U.S. missile defense cuts
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday defended cuts to
U.S. missile defense programs, saying Washington
Deployment of
U.S.-Based Missile Interceptors Cut
Off at 30
The head of the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command
said yesterday that it "makes sense" to deploy no more than 30
missile interceptors in silos on U.S. soil.
Missing Weapons: The Nation's Great Threat
The recent foiling of a terrorist plot to attack a New York City
synagogue has caused some to question the wiseness of Obama's
decision
Latest Missile Plot had Little Chance of Success, but
‘Stinger Stings’ are Valuable Tools
On Wednesday, the FBI thwarted an alleged terrorist plot to
shoot down a military cargo plane with a Stinger missile.
Northrop Grumman-Led Team Submits Bid
for Phase II
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) this month submitted its
Phase II bid for the prime contractor role for the U.S. Army's
Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System
Thursday
21 May 2009
Missile Defense Debate
The Obama administration plan to freeze the number of missiles
at Fort Greely was based on a risk assessment, not on economics,
according to Defense Secretary
Robert Gates.
Missile Defense Agency Faults Raytheon on Warhead
Warheads produced by Raytheon Co. for the US missile defense
system were delivered as much as 50 days behind schedule last
year because of poor management, the head of the Missile Defense
Agency said.
6-52 ADA Leaves Fort Sill for New Permanent Home at Suwon
The newest Patriot missile battalion to move to Suwon Air Base,
South Korea, will be stationed there permanently, rather than
the one year on station rotation of previous Air Defense
Artillery units.
Russia Could Deploy Missiles Near Poland
Russia could deploy its latest Iskander missiles close to Poland
if plans to install U.S. Patriots on Polish soil go ahead.
Arrow Missile System to be Funded
Israel was worried that cuts to the U.S. defense budget could
jeopardize funding for the joint U.S.-Israel project, but the
Post reported the United States will fully fund the development
and production of the Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system.
Gates Counters Criticism of Missile Defense Spending Reduction
The Obama administration's missile defense budget includes
adequate funding to strengthen counter-measures against
long-range missiles despite significant spending reductions.
Russia’s Warning on Missile Defense
Russia's foreign minister warned yesterday that Moscow
would demand that US plans for a missile defense system be on
the table during nuclear arms control talks.
Lawmakers Expected to Ask O’Reilly to Defend Move to 30 GBIs
When Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly
testifies on Capitol Hill this week on the agency's fiscal year
2010 missile defense budget.
Missile Defense Agency to Submit BMD Accountability
Report in June
The Missile Defense Agency next month plans to submit a report
to Congress covering cost baselines for all of the agency's
programs.
Iran Says It Tests Missile, Israel Within Range
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new
advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles,
far enough to strike Israel and U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf
region.
Oil and Warfare
Mix
Oil is not just any commodity. It is a strategic commodity. Our
military can't move without it. Our economy can't function
without it. Regimes that have large amounts of oil lying under
the lands they rule enjoy unearned wealth and power.
Wednesday
20 May 2009
Patriot Battery to Arrive This Year, Poland Says
A senior Polish defense official said today that the United
States is likely to field a Patriot battery in his nation this
year.
India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
India test-fired a nuclear-capable missile on Tuesday with a
range of
up to 3,000
kilometers,
a defense ministry
official said.
Boeing to Move
Missile Defense Division Headquarters to Alabama
Boeing will relocate the headquarters
for its Missile Defense Systems Division from Arlington, Virginia.
U.S. Defense
Official Confirms Iran
Missile Launch
Iran has successfully launched a missile with a range of 2,000
to 3,000 km (1,200-1,900 miles) and a configuration that appears
consistent with its
Ashura models.
US-Europe Missile Defense Won't Work: Think Tank
A planned U.S. anti-missile system, hotly opposed by Russia, to
defend Europe against the threat of missile attack from Iran
would not work, a new study by a U.S.-based think tank said
Tuesday.
Underhill
Leaves 108th
Colonel Jeff Underhill, who oversaw the move of the 108th
ADA Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas, to Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, relinquished command on Friday.
Tuesday
19 May 2009
Army Air Defense Unit
to Activate at Fort Sill
The Army
announced today the planned activation of the 4th Battalion, 3rd
Air Defense Artillery Regiment (Patriot) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Russia Sees No Problems on Air Defense
System Sale to Belarus
There are no problems with the sale of Tor-M2 and
Buk-M2 air defense systems to Belarus, with only technical
issues under discussion, the head of the Russian state-run arms
exporter said on Tuesday.
Raytheon Gets $260M More in Weapons Work
Defense contractor
Raytheon Co. has been awarded two
modifications worth more than $265 million to its existing
contract to upgrade Phalanx weapons systems...
Soldiers Released From Hospital After
Accident
Three Soldiers from
5-7 ADA were released from a
German hospital following an accident Saturday afternoon west of
Mannheim, Germany, officials said Monday.
Fire
Ruins Soldiers' Home
Two Soldiers from 2-1 ADA, 69th ADA Brigade, lost many of their
possessions and were displaced due to a fire that ravaged their
rental home while they were on were on post.
Army Air Defense Artillery Command Begins
Move From
Fort Bliss
Army Air Defense Artillery Soldiers are spread around the world,
but, for the last
40 years they have had a place to call home - Fort Bliss.
Army Service Can Be
Much More Than
Wearing of Uniform
The military is a profession of Americans who are very noble and
selfless in character, and I am very proud to be associated with
that."
Thursday
7 May 2009
17-Billion Dollars in Cuts to Budget
The proposal reportedly includes
cuts in weapons systems to clean up of abandoned mines, missile
defense spending and wiping out multi-billion-dollar weapons
programs.
Anti-Missile System Details Sold on eBay
In today's episode a used computer
bought off eBay, It is reported that one disk contained details
of test launch procedures for the Terminal High-Altitude Area
Defense (THAAD) ground-to-air missile defense system.
Cutting for Counterinsurgency
Gates added $700 million to existing theater defense systems
while terminating longer term programs and cutting the overall
Missile Defense Agency budget by $1.4 billion.
Russian Foreign Minister Meeting With Obama
Washington
and Moscow
appear divided on how to rein in Iran's
nuclear ambitions. And while the
United States
has put its contentious missile defense plans in
Europe
under review, that disagreement has not been resolved.
European Missile Defense
If the European-based missile
defense agreement fails now, it will be devastating to
US-European relations.
FACTBOX - Major Weapon Changes in 2010 U.S.
Defense Budget
Cuts of $1.2 billion in
funding from the missile defense program, with the lion's share
of the cuts coming from the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD)
system built by Boeing, and the Patriot PAC-3 missile program
run by Raytheon and Lockheed.
Wednesday
6 May 2009
Army Awards $115M Missile Contract to Raytheon
Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Solutions division has landed $115
from the U.S. Army to upgrade radar components on four Patriot
missile systems.
Australia Breaks with US on Missile Defense
The Australian government expressed its categorical opposition
to national ballistic missile shields, that represents a break
from the
United States
and put Australia
in the
same camp as China and Russia on the
question of missile defense.
Fort Bliss Project: Major Benefits for El Paso
A new $200 million federal project (mostly housing) called “The
Villages at
Beaumont,” just outside
the gates of
Fort
Bliss,
will provide El Pasoans a myriad of economic and quality-of-life
benefits.
Army's Air Defense School Starts
Move to
Oklahoma
After 41 years at Fort Bliss,
Texas,
the Army's
Air
Defense
Artillery
School
is packing up and heading for
Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
Missile Defense Agency Launches Satellite
Yesterday, the United States launched a satellite intended to
detect and track missile flights.
Tuesday
5 May 2009
"Regional Peace" -- A New Idea for the Middle East!
If you thought that after all these years there
could not possibly be a new idea for making peace between
Israel
and the Palestinians, well, as the cliché goes, think again.
Launch Today: Delta 2 Rocket to Loft Missile Defense Craft
A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 Rocket is poised and
ready for launch at Vandenberg AFB, CA. It will carry the
Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System
(STSS) Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (ATRR) payload into
orbit.
Murtha's Nephew Got Defense Contracts
Millions in Work Came Without Competition - Murtech
received its contracts primarily from the Army Space and Missile
Defense Command in
Huntsville, Alabama.
Monday
4 May 2009
All American Building Systems Signs Contract to Build Barracks
for U.S. Army
All American Building Systems, LLC, announced
today it has signed a contract to build housing for the United
States Army at Fort
Bliss, located near El Paso, Texas.
Sea-Based Missile Defense Moves Forward Under President Obama's
Administration
Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile
Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), told the MDAA membership last
week of the establishment of a new U.S. Navy command that will
support our nation's missile defense program.
DPRK Accuses U.S. of Trying to Suffocate Its National Defense
Industry
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
accused the United
State of trying to
"suffocate its national defense industry," the official Korean
Central News Agency reported.
Sunday
3 May 2009
Soldier Held in Shooting Comes From 'Good Family'
A close-knit border town, Del Rio, Texas, questions how one of
its own came to be accused in a Fort Bliss shooting that took
the life of a high-school student and wounded a soldier.
Israeli Calls Up Missile Reservists
Israeli air force reservists are sharpening their
missile defense system skills amid fears of a long-rang missile
attack from Iran.
Navy Air and Missile Defense Command Established
The Navy Air and Missile Defense Command (NAMDC) was
established 30 April 2009 in a ceremony at Naval Support
Facility Dahlgren, Virginia. NAMDC is the lead
organization for the Navy, joint and combined Integrated Air and
Missile Defense (IAMD).
Patriot and
Arrow Operators Prepare for
Iranian Threat
Operators the Arrow and Patriot missile defense systems have
recently begun spending one day a week on duty to sharpen their
skills, amid fears that in a conflict with Iran, dozens of long-range missiles would be
fired at
Israel.
Saturday
2 May 2009
Lawmaker: More Need Stress Help in Military
Soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder who never fired a weapon in combat still deserve the
full array of treatment and compensation options offered by
Veterans Affairs.
Obama Aide Admits Missile Shield Should Worry Russia
Some of Russia's
concerns over a proposed missile defense shield in
Eastern Europe are “legitimate”.
Friday
1 May 2009
El
Paso Weathers Storm as Flu Panic Grips Mexico
It
is often said of U.S. cities bordering Mexico that if one city gets a cold,
the other sneezes, because their economies are so closely
linked.
U.S. Official Expects North Korean Nuclear Test
A senior Obama administration official said he expects
that North Korea will test a nuclear
weapon before it is forced back to international disarmament
negotiations.
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