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94th Army Air And Missile Defense Command
The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (94th AAMDC) is an activated (at Fort Shafter on 16 October 2005) Air Defense Artillery command of the United States Army assigned to United States Army Pacific. It is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawai'i at the Pacific Air Force Headquarters. Current Structure As of May 2021 the 94th AAMDC consists of the following units: * 94th AAMDC Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (Hawaii) * 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, at Osan Air Base (South Korea) ** Headquarters and Headquarters Battery ** 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at Camp Carroll (MIM-104 Patriot) ** 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at Suwon Air Base (MIM-104 Patriot, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger) ** Battery D, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at Camp Carroll ( THAAD) * 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, at Sagami General Depot (Japan) ** Headquarters and Headquarters Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are distinctive cloth patches worn on the left sleeve of the United States Army uniform just below the shoulder seam by soldiers assigned to divisions, corps, armies, and other specifically authorized organizations. They are also worn on the right sleeve by soldiers to indicate former overseas service with certain units during periods of U.S. military operations in hostile conditions (MOHC). Versions Colored Shoulder sleeve insignia were often designed with intricate designs including bright colors, when created. Because these bright colors and designs risk standing out when a soldier is in combat or in hiding, the shoulder sleeve insignia in its color form was commonly only worn on the dress uniform or service uniform when a soldier was not in combat. However, with the retirement of the Army Green Uniform in 2015, the full-color SSI was discontinued and was replaced with a CSIB (combat subdued identification badge). For combat unifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osan Air Base
Osan Air Base (K-55; ; Hanja: ) is a United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) base located near Songtan station in the city of Pyeongtaek, South Korea, south of Seoul. Despite its name, Osan AB is not within Osan City, which is to the north. The base is the home of the headquarters for Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces' 51st Fighter Wing, and a number of tenant units. The base is also the headquarters of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Operations Command. Osan Air Base is also the departure and arrival point for U.S. government-contracted "Patriot Express" flights bringing service members and their family members to South Korea from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, Misawa Air Base and Yokota Air Base in Japan. As the most forward deployed permanently based wing in the Air Force, and equipped with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagami General Depot
is a United States Army post located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about southwest of Tokyo. Depot Sagami General Depot is located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Sagami Depot is home to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Defense Commissary Agency Central Distribution Center, Defense Logistics Agency for US forces in Japan, and Army Medical Storage. History Sagami General Depot currently occupies the grounds of a former Japanese Imperial Army installation which opened in 1935 as the Sixth Arsenal under Colonel Ikeda as a branch of the Tokyo First Army Arsenal. In 1936 the Imperial Army made the arsenal a separate activity and renamed it Sagami Army Arsenal. The primary function was manufacturing armaments and weapons, mostly tanks, for the Japanese Army. Sagami Depot was also the test bed for the development of the 120-ton “O-I” experimental heavy tank as well as manufacturing balloon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)
The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an active United States Army unit which provides air and missile defense to critical assets in the Pacific theater. Since 2018 the brigade headquarter is based at Sagami General Depot in Japan. Composition After re-activation, the brigade now includes: * Headquarters and Headquarters Battery * 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at Kadena Air Base (MIM-104 Patriot) * Task Force Talon, at Andersen Air Force Base (Guam) ** Battery E, 3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (THAAD) **SECFOR Company **Command and control section(C2)/HQ *10th Missile Defence Battery, in Shariki (AN/TPY-2 THAAD radar site) * 14th Missile Defence Battery, in Kyogamisaki History World War I The unit was constituted in June 1918 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 38th Artillery Brigade in Camp Eustis, Virginia (now Fort Eustis). The unit later sailed to Brest, France and was assigned to Services and Supply. It remained there until the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry). The THAAD interceptor carries no warhead, instead relying on its kinetic energy of impact to destroy the incoming missile. THAAD was developed after the experience of Iraq's Scud missile attacks during the Gulf War in 1991. Originally a United States Army program, THAAD has come under the umbrella of the Missile Defense Agency. The Navy has a similar program, the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, which also has a land component ("Aegis Ashore"). THAAD was originally scheduled for deployment in 2012, but initial deployment took place in May 2008. THAAD has been deployed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel, Romania, and South Korea. On 17 January 2022, THAAD made its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an Air Defense Artillery Branch, air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army, first formed in 1821 as a Field Artillery Branch (United States), field artillery unit. Battery A-2nd ADAR THAAD (Battery A, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) accessdate=2017-07-20 of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States), 11th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade successfully intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile which was launched near Hawaii on 11 July 2017. The soldiers used the procedures of an actual combat scenario at the Pacific Spaceport on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and were not aware of the IRBM's launch time. On 19 October 2017, Battery D-2 ADAR THAAD (Delta Battery, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment) reflagged from the 11th ADA Brigade to the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States), 35th ADA Brigade prior to the permanent change of station from Fort Bliss to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger
The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Air Defense System is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters. The Avenger was originally developed for the United States Armed Forces and is currently used by the United States Army, U.S. Army and was also used by the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps. In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "''AN/TWQ-1''" designation represents the first design of an Army-Navy Electronics, electronic device for ground transportable armament special combination equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems. History Originally developed as a private venture by Boeing in the 1980s, the Avenger was developed over a period of only 10 months from initial concept to delivery for testing to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwon Air Base
Suwon Air Base is a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) base near Suwon city. Units The base is home to the ROKAF's 10th Fighter Wing (제10전투비행단), comprising: *101st Fighter Squadron flying KF-5E/KF-5F/F-5F *153rd Fighter Squadron flying F-4E (Retired) *201st Fighter Squadron flying KF-5E/KF-5F/F-5F The US ARMY 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment operating Patriot missiles is stationed at the base. History Korean War The base was originally established during the Korean War as Suwon (K-13) Air Base and hosted United States Air Force units. The base was evacuated on the night of 30 June 1950 in the face of the Korean People's Army (KPA) attack, but the base was not occupied by the KPA until 2 July 1950. The base was recaptured on 24 September 1950 following the Inchon landings. The 811th Engineer Aviation Battalion arrived at the base on 1 October to repair the airfield and laid down PSP over the runway. The base was evacuated in the face of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917 as a railway gun unit of the Coast Artillery Corps. It was first designated as the 7th Provisional Regiment (Coast Artillery Corps), then the 52nd Artillery Regiment (Coast Artillery Corps), and then the 52nd Coast Artillery Regiment. It continued in that role unit 1943, when the regiment was broken into separate battalions, and in the following year the units were reorganized and redesignated as field artillery units. The Combat Arms Regimental System revived the regiment, in name only as the 52nd Artillery Regiment, through regimental affiliation for battalions without a command relationship to each other. The Headquarters and Headquarters Battery of the regiment was reactivated under the 52nd Artillery Group in 1950. The unit was finally redesignated as the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment in 1971 after being consolidated with other units such as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MIM-104 Patriot
The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system. The AN/MPQ-53 at the heart of the system is known as the "Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target", which is a backronym for "Patriot". In 1984, the Patriot system began to replace the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. Army's primary high to medium air defense (HIMAD) system and the MIM-23 Hawk system as the U.S. Army's medium tactical air defense system. In addition to these roles, Patriot has been given a function in the U.S. Army's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. , the system is expected to stay fielded until at least 2040. Patriot uses an advanced aerial interceptor missile and high-performance radar systems. Patriot was developed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Carroll, South Korea
Camp Carroll Army Base () is located on the southeast portion of the peninsula of South Korea, in the village of Waegwan, approximately 20 km from the city of Daegu. Camp Carroll is bound by urban areas on the northwest, west, and southwest. Hilly forested areas bound the base on the north and east. Agricultural fields (mostly rice paddies) border the base on the northeast and to the south. The Nakdong River flows nearby, southwest of the base. Camp Carroll has been a supply staging ground for U.S. military operations on the peninsula and in the Far East since the late 1950s. Often referred to as "The Crown Jewel of Area 4", it is named after Sergeant First Class Charles F. Carroll, a posthumous recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for his acts of heroism during the Korean War. The area immediately surrounding Camp Carroll is mainly made up of service businesses (e.g. dry cleaners, barber shops, Bars), and caters to an equally American and Philippine crowd, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
