108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
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| 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (ABN) | |
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 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Active | Oct, 1923 - Dec, 1945 Sept, 1956 - April, 1960 May, 1967 - Nov, 1971 Aug 26, 1974 - Present |
| Country | USA |
| Branch | Regular Army |
| Part of | XVIII Airborne Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Bliss |
| Motto | Deeds Above Words |
| Battles/wars | World War II Vietnam War |
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The mission of the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is to train and maintain a strategic crisis response air defense artillery brigade capable of deploying worldwide, on short notice, to provide air defense force protection (air breathing threat/tactical ballistic missile) and allow freedom of maneuver for XVIII Airborne Corps operations.
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[edit] Subordinate Units
- 2-43rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion
- 1-7th Air Defense Artillery Battalion
- 555th Maintanence Company
[edit] History
[edit] World War II
The 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade traces its lineage to the 514th Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft), which was formed in Schenectady, New York in October, 1923. The Regiment was reorganized as the 108th Coast Artillery Group (Antiaircraft) in January, 1943, and again reorganized as the 108th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, in May of the same year.
The Group deployed to Europe during World War II, and participated in the landings at Normandy, going ashore at Utah Beach. The 108th then went on to provide antiaircraft defense for the city and port of Cherbourg, for eleven months, and then moved forward to the cities of Rheims and Rouen. The Group was deactivated in December, 1945, in Germany.
[edit] Post-War
In September, 1956, the 108th AA Group was reactivated in Los Angeles, California. It was again redesignated as the 108th Artillery Group (Air Defense). The 108th was deactivated in April of 1960, in Fort MacArthur, California.
[edit] Vietnam War
In May 1967, the group was reactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas as the 108th Artillery Group and deployed to the Republic of Vietnam in October 1967. The Group participated in every major operation conducted in I Corps area of operations, and was credited with participation in eleven different campaigns while in Vietnam, and was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. The 108th departed from Vietnam on 22 November, 1971, for Fort Lewis, Washington, where the unit was again deactivated.
[edit] Post-Vietnam
On 26 August 1974, the group was again reactivated at Kapun Barracks, Kaiserslautern, West Germany, as the 108th Air Defense Artillery Group, the only Chaparral/Vulcan Group in the US Army.In September 1975, the group moved to Kleber Kaserne. On 1 October 1982, redesignated the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. On 15 April 1992, the Brigade was moved to Fort Polk, Louisiana. On 15 August 1996, the Brigade was moved to its present home at Fort Bliss, Texas.
[edit] External Links
- https://www.bliss.army.mil/LocalUnitLinks/108thada/mission.htm
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/108ada-bde.htm
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