The Air Defense Artillery School is the professional school of the

Air Defense Artillery Branch The Air Defense Artillery Branch is the branch of the United States Army that specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface to air missiles). In the U.S. Army, these groups are composed of mainly air defense systems such as the Patrio ...

of the US Army. It is at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The school was organized as the 6th ADA Brigade until 18 May 2012, when it was redesignated as the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. The decision to redesignate the 6th ADA to 30th ADA was made after Col. Bill Stacey, the then-6th ADA commander, discovered that the 6th ADA had no official ADA colors.

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In June 2009, the Army Air Defense Artillery School and the 6th ADA Brigade relocated from

Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor, Ft. Bliss h ...

to Fort Sill. This move was a result of the 2005 BRAC moves. The motor transport operator (88M) course has moved to

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. There is a new Army policy replacing drill sergeants at AIT with regular noncommissioned officers from front line units. This is to free up drill sergeants for basic training. ADA school website
/ref> However, starting in 2018 Drill Sergeants made a comeback, somewhat due to 'disciplinary' issues amongst trainees. * 1st Battalion, 56th ADA Regiment is part of the 6th ADA Brigade.ADA School website
/ref> After 2005, 1–56 ADA was broken up and the soldiers were assigned to different battalions based on their

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and systems they train on. Officer training is the only function of 1–56 ADA today. * 2nd Battalion, 6th ADA Regiment, with C-RAM, Sentinel,

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/ Avenger * 3rd Battalion, 6th ADA Regiment, with MIM-104 Patriot,

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194507/http://www.airdefenseartillery.com/online/2010/CoastArtilleryHome.htm * http://www.skylighters.org/places/intro.html * {{Authority control Air defense artillery units of the United States Army Comanche County, Oklahoma United States Army schools Military in Oklahoma Military installations established in 1942 1942 establishments in Oklahoma

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