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ADA ONLINE
February 2011
NOTICE
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Air
Defense
Artillery's
own
Brigadier
General
Heidi
Brown
was
recently
interviewed
by
National
Public
Radio
for a
series
entitled
On the
Front
Line:
Women In
War.
General
Brown
had some
interesting
and
inspirational
experiences
to
impart.
We
invite
you to
support
one of
our own
by
reading
the
article
or
listening
to the
eight
minute
interview
by
clicking
on the
photo or
title
above.
Brigadier
General
Heidi V.
Brown is
currently
the
Director
of
Integration
for the
Office
of the
Deputy
Chief of
Staff,
G-8, U.
S. Army,
at the
Pentagon:
"Gender
now
shuts
the door
for me."
(Photo
by David
Gilkey/NPR)
For
more,
read
about BG
Brown's
address
to the
Women
Warriors'
Symposium
at Fort
Bliss,
Texas,
at the
following
link:
Women
Warriors:
Brigadier
General
Shares
Her
Struggle
(El Paso
Times,
25
February
2011)
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Germany to Quit MEADS
Program
NTI: Global Security Newswire
22 February 2011
The German government last week said it would join the
United States in abandoning establishment of the MEADS
missile defense system, Reuters reported (see GSN, Feb.
15). The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) was
being jointly funded by the United States, Italy and
Germany. The system had been intended to protect
battlefield troops from short-range ballistic missiles,
cruise missiles and hostile aircraft, and was slated for
delivery in 2018.
(To read the complete article click here
or on the title.)
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Medium Extended Air Defense System:
Continued Funding
Needed
The Heritage Foundation ~
Leadership for America
By Baker Spring and Michaela Bendikova
22 February 2011
According to the most recent news, the U.S. Department
of Defense has decided to stop funding for the Medium
Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a ground-based
terminal ballistic missile defense (BMD) system
developed jointly by the United States, Italy, and
Germany. MEADS is supposed to replace aging Hawk and
Patriot ballistic missile and air defense systems in the
United States and Germany and the Nike Hercules air
defense system in Italy.
The proposed curtailment of funding is a mistake because
…
(To read the complete article click here or on the
title.)
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PATRIOT MISSILE? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT
Washington Business Journal
21 February 2011
It won't launch a Patriot Missile, but a new iPhone app
developed by Vienna-based C2 Technologies Inc. will
teach Patriot Missile crews how to. C2 Technologies says
it has delivered the first of several mobile
applications it is developing for the Army for training
Patriot Missile crews. It incorporates video of actual
Patriot Missile crews in action, as well as 3D animation
and illustrations. The company is also developing
companion traditional classroom training lessons for
instructors. The training covers positioning and
readying the Patriot Missile system to launch and
fire...
(To read the complete article click here or on the title
above.)
To see photos, click on Gizmag
at
U.S. Army Takes Delivery of iPhone App for Patriot
Missile Training
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"WHERE TO GO TO FIND MILITARY RELATED INFORMATION"
Check out our newest
section, you can find it to the right close to the top
of the column or just click on the title. If you know of
other promising sites that help Soldiers, Veterans and
their families find information on themselves, their
unit history, old comrades or necessary forms/documents,
please let us know by email at the link above. We will
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AIR DEFENDER MAKES
CHARITABLE DONATION
IN THE NAME OF HER PARENTS
By Kathleen M. Doyle
Brigadier General Heidi V. Brown, the Director of
Integration, HQ DA, and former Deputy Assistant
Commandant of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School
(USAADASCH), became a benefactor of the University
Medical Center Foundation’s Children’s Hospital Fund of
El Paso, Texas, with a generous gift of $250,000 on
Friday, 18 February 2011. The gift was presented during
an event at the El Paso Club.
The donation was made in tribute to her parents, William G.
and Virginia Maxwell Brown, and the Medical Center will
name The Pediatric Center for Pediatric Audiology
Development and Learning in their honor.
General Brown’s endowment is expected to assist with
follow-up care for children with hearing impairments; a
center for development and learning; developmental homes
for indigent children; and to increase pediatric
resident training and awareness of hearing impairments
and related disorders.
To read more on this check out these articles:
Children’s Hospital Gets $250000 Gift,
El Paso, Inc. (21 Feb 2011)
Ex-Fort Bliss Director Donates $250000 to University
Medical Center’s …,
El Paso Times (18 Feb 2011)
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PENTAGON: U.S. WILL NOT FIELD MEADS
By Kate Brannen - Staff Writer
Army Times - 14 February 2011
The United States can no longer afford to purchase and
field the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense
System (MEADS), according to the Pentagon. Plagued by
schedule and cost overruns, the United States can ill
afford to increase funding for the design and
development (D&D) of MEADS.
(To learn more, read the complete article by
clicking here or on the title above.)
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DISTINGUISHED AIR DEFENDERS
ADDRESS THE ADA LEADERS PANEL
by Kathleen M. Doyle
 
(R to L) Colonel (Retired) Vincent J.
Tedesco, Command Sergeant Major
(Retired) Robert E. Fox and Lieutenant Colonel Charles
E. Branson, guest speakers at the first ADA Leadership
Panel held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(Photos by James W. Wall, Knowledge Management Advisor,
USAADASCH)
On 15 February 2011, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, saw the
advent of a new type of mentorship program when three
distinguished air defenders addressed a full house of
Basic Officer Leadership Course-Branch (BOLC-B)
students, Captains Career Course (CCC) students, and
company grade officers and noncommissioned officers
(NCOs) from
the 6th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade.
Brigadier General Roger F. Mathews, Commandant of the U.
S. Army Air Defense Artillery School (USAADASCH)
having had served with and personally knowing the guest
speakers, delivered the opening remarks with heartfelt enthusiasm.
When introducing Colonel Retired Vincent (Vinny) J.
Tedesco, General Mathews recalled their first meeting
and said, "Vinny Tedesco was larger than life ... there
he was in his dress mess doing push-ups, but not like
any other captain, he was doing them with another
captain sitting on his back." He continued by mentioning
Colonel Tedesco's heroic actions as a young captain in
Viet Nam.
Addressing the audience Colonel Tedesco shrugged off the
heroic introduction from General Mathews by saying, "I
know after that intro, you all were expecting to see a
John Wayne type, well what you ended up with is more
like Danny DeVito. Real Soldiers don't look like John
Wayne."
Colonel Tedesco expounded on his Viet Nam experiences
that earned him the Silver Star Medal (see
Military Times Hall of Valor),
recognition and a place in history, but he didn't dwell
on the past as much as he mentored for the future.
"I am probably the oldest person in the room and in my
military career, I have experienced more that 27 years
of change, flexibility and adaptability." he said.
During his presentation, he stressed leadership styles
(formal versus informal) and how to make the most of
individual preference and comfort levels to be the most
effect leader possible. He stressed the importance of
planning, reading, learning and genuinely caring
for your Soldiers.
"As a leader, it is always show time," he said. " Being
a leader is what it is all about and it is both hard and
easy, but always a full-time job. To me, the priority is
simple -- Mission , Men and Self!"
Unfortunately, just at the end of Colonel Tedesco's
presentation and just prior to Command Sergeant Major
(CSM) Retired/Dr. Robert E. Fox's introduction, the
facility experienced a total power failure. Without
skipping a beat, and in darkness, General Mathews took
great pleasure in introducing CSM Fox to the audience
describing him as "The NCO." A personal mentor of
General Mathews, he went on to say that in his
relationship with CSM Fox he found him to be --
unforgiving of those who could do better but didn't.
CSM Fox understands and is a huge believer in life-long
learning and after mastering several degree plans and
obtaining a Doctorates, not to mention being and
ordained minister, General Mathews dubbed him a true
"Renascence Man." Delivering his efforts toward
attaining his goals, not just mouthing the word. CSM Fox
said, "Retiring after 27 years, I am still in love with
the Army."
Dr. Fox offered sage advice to the audience garnered
from his experiences in Bosnia, Macedonia and other
exotic but war ravaged regions, by listing his personal thoughts on
areas of importance starting with, understand the
commanders intent and conveying that intent to the
Soldiers. He warned not to stifle ambition and drive,
and to seize the opportunity to influence leadership. He
stressed the importance of knowing what your essential
task list is and that training models are key and
essential to organizational successes.
CSM Fox also pointed out the
importance of deployable units having a good rear
detachment in place and never underestimating the talent
available in your unit.
In CSM Fox's words, " Lean forward in the foxhole
-- Plan, Prepare and Be Ready!"
General Mathews once again took the floor and introduced
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Charles E. Branson, Chief of
the Air Defense Artillery Assignments Branch, Human
Resources Command (HRC), Fort Knox, Kentucky, and also a
Silver Star recipient for gallantry in action during
Operation Iraqi Freedom (see
Air Defense Artillery Heroes).
LTC Branson faced the audience and said, " We all
understand duty!" Followed by an explanation of what it
was like for him on 25 December 2002, when he got the
alert call that he was deploying. He said he went into
Soldier mode from that particular moment and never
stepped out of it until he returned home. For him, his
priority was the 126 men and 1 woman under his watch and
seeing that they returned home safely.
In his presentation LTC Branson strongly advised that
each and every person in the audience learn to speak the
Army language. He joked about hearing the term to
"take-out" [someone]; however, was quick to let the
audience members know that in combat it could be
misconstrued in a number of ways, like meaning to delay
or destroy or detain, and at so many levels that one
would be hard put to decipher the code unless of course,
you were schooled in the language. He stressed the
importance of knowing and understanding the principles
of maneuver, calling for fire and knowing what kind of
fire.
LTC Branson addressed the officers and Soldiers in the
room by cautioning them all to be flexible. He said,
"missions change direction frequently, prepare yourself
by knowing your mission sets and focusing on the basics."
LTC Branson encouraged the room full of future leaders
(officer and NCO) to be confident, but to maintain that
confidence with humility and courage. "Learn to love and
trust your NCOs," he advised, "know the success and
failures of your unit, motivate and know your team, and
recognize your strengths and short comings. Sometimes,
you have to have a lot of luck, and luck , someone once
said, is the marriage
of preparation and opportunity."
In closing LTC Branson stressed the importance of -- Preparation, Flexibility and Leadership!
Kathleen Doyle is the Editor-in-Chief
of ADA Online. Ms. Doyle has been with the Air
Defense Artillery community as a writer, editor and
branch marketing representative with the Office, Chief
of ADA, Air Defense Artillery School, at both Fort
Bliss, Texas, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for more than 27
years.
32nd AAMDC Public Affairs
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Afghan National Security Forces members and their
Australian mentors receive counterinsurgency tactics
training on 17 February 2011, in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan
as part of an ongoing effort to give the Afghan military
the lead in upcoming strategies and operations.
Afghans To Take Lead in Counterinsurgency Operations
(DVIDS)
Article and photos by Specialist Edward Garibay
16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Counterinsurgency, also known as COIN, is the main focus
in Afghanistan. It is a partnered effort between the
Afghan government and coalition forces to bring peace to
the nation by gaining the confidence of the people, and
it will soon be fully led by Afghan National Security
Forces (ANSF).
On 16 February 20011, a class of 20 ANSF members and
their Australian mentors received training on COIN
tactics as part of an ongoing effort to give the Afghan
military the lead in upcoming operations.
"The goal is to teach ANSF members the best way to
defeat the insurgents, which is to build trust in the
Afghan government," said Staff Sgt. Neil Frachiseur, a
COIN instructor from the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment.
(To read the complete article click here,
the title or the photo.)
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Brigadier General David L. Mann (right), the outgoing
Commanding General of the 32d Army Air and Missile
Defense Command (AAMDC), passes the command's colors to
General James D. Thurman (center), the
Commanding
General of U. S. Forces Command for presentation to the
new Acting Commander,
Colonel Donald G. Fryc (left)
moments before being promoted to major general.
32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command
Congratulates & Farewells
Major General David L. Mann
Article and photos by: Staff
Sergeant Brandon Little
Soldiers, family
members and friends of 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense
Command (AAMDC) at Fort Bliss, Texas, celebrated a
bittersweet day as Brigadier General David L. Mann,
Commanding General of the 32nd AAMDC, was promoted to
major general moments after relinquishing command at a
ceremony held at the Fort Bliss Museum complex, Tuesday,
8 February 2011.
(To read the complete article click here or on either
photo.)
Major General David L. Mann, left, the
outgoing Commanding General of 32d Army Air and Missile
Defense Command, unfurls his two-star flag after he is
frocked to major general during his Relinquishment of
Command ceremony held at the Fort Bliss Museum Tuesday.
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Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen
Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Northrop Grumman Corporation
has provided $10,000 to establish the Lieutenant General
Larry J. Dodgen Memorial Scholarship Fund under the
charter of the Air, Space and Missile Defense
Association (ASMDA). ASMDA will use the initial funds
along with other contributions to give $4,000
educational scholarships annually to soldiers and their
families in the name of General Dodgen, who died in
February 2010.
To read full articles click on individual publications
linked below
al.com/Huntsville Times
and
globenewswire.com.
Click on either the 2010 February or March link of ADA
Online below
to read our tribute article to LTG Dodgen.
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 Persian
Gulf War: 20 Years Later
In January 1991, Operation Desert
Storm began in earnest. The mission was to drive Iraqi
military forces out of Kuwait. Deployed Patriot missile
battalions (batteries) were used to intercept Iraqi SCUD
missiles.
To revisit the events of the Persian Gulf War, and Air
Defense Artillery's contribution, join NPR’s 20th
anniversary special by clicking on the Southwest Asia
Service Medal to the left.
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AIR
DEFENDER SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS POSITION AT UNITED
STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
By Kathleen M.
Doyle
On 2 December 2010,
Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon Jr., Superintendent
of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West
Point, New York, selected Colonel Joseph P. DeAntona,
former Chief of Staff of the 32nd Army Air
and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) and Commander of the
11th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, to
be the Academy’s next Brigade Tactical Officer (BTO).
(To read the complete article click here or on the
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Here is one we missed, but well worth the read. ~
Kuwait Invites Third Army Soldiers To First
Autonomous Patriot Live-Fire Exercise
The Desert Voice (6 January
20010)
Article and photos by Captain
Amabilia Hogg
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Kuwait Air Force
Air Defense sit in the viewing area at Adeira Range,
Kuwait, during a Patriot live-fire drill conducted
solely by Kuwaiti air defenders.
In 1990, Kuwaiti Air Defenders provided defense for
their country when Iraq began to invade their small
desert lands. Desert Storm soon followed and the joint
efforts between them and the U.S. Army Air Defense
Artillery that took place during the conflict, revealed
Kuwait’s need to improve their air defense capabilities.
(To read the complete article click here or on the
photo and go to pages 30-31.)
Captain Amabilia G. Hogg is currently assigned as the
32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC),
Public Affairs Officer at Fort
Bliss, Texas.
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North Dakota Soldiers Honored for Service
in Afghanistan and Iraq
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (dvids)
With the return of a Grand Forks-based unit (about 75 Soldiers from the
1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment ),
the North Dakota National Guard has the fewest Soldiers
and Airmen deployed since September 11th
2001, which ushered in a new age of U.S. military
engagements.
Hundreds of people streamed into the Alerus Center today
for the Freedom Salute Ceremony to honor the Soldiers
from 1-188 ADA who served their country for a year in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
(To read the complete article click here or on
the title, above.)
To the right, Sergeant Taylor Smith holds Reilyn
Kachena during the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment's Freedom Salute in Grand Forks on
Sunday, 13 February 2011.
(Photo by: Specialist Cassandra Simonton)
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
13th
ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY (AUSA) TACTICAL MISSILES CONFERENCE
WHEN: 25 & 26 April 2011
WHERE: Huntsville, AL
More information and updates will be
posted to the official website at
www.ausaredstone.org
Mark your calendar and keep checking back for updates.
2011
UNITED STATES ARMY FIRES SYMPOSIUM
WHEN: 16 - 20 May 2011
WHERE: Cameron University Campus, Lawton, OK
HOST: Fires Center of Excellence, Fort
Sill, OK
WHAT: Field Artillery and Air Defense
Artillery/Air and Missile Defense Symposium/Conference
Each branch, as well as private industry vendors will
have a marketing booth and
static displays on site.
Mark your calendar and keep checking back for updates.
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