United States Army Air Defense Artillery School
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| United States Army Air Defense Artillery School | |
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 United States Army Air Defense Artillery School shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Active | ??-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Bliss |
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The U.S. Army's Air Defense Artillery School is conducted at Fort Bliss, Texas. The school is organized as the 6th ADA Brigade under TRADOC. Until 1990 the base was used for Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), under the 1/56 ADA Regiment, part of 6th ADA. Before 1989, 1/56 had three basic training companies and two AIT batteries. After 1990, 1/56 dropped basic training, that mission assumed by Fort Sill. The unit had four batteries for enlisted AIT, one battery for the Officer's Basic Course and Captain's Career Course (added in 2004) and one company that trains army truck drivers (MOS 88M). The other five battlions of 6th Brigade were units for training on various weapon systems.
Currently, 1/56 ADA has been broken up, with soldiers going to different battalions based on their Military Occupational Specialty and systems they will train on: Sentinel, Stinger, Avenger, and Patriot. There is a new army policy getting rid of Drill Sergeants at AIT. Their place will be taken by regular noncommissioned officers from front line units. This is to free up Drill Sergeants for basic. Further changes are coming due the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and changes in the Army's transformation. Air Defense Artillery and Field Artillery will be recombining into one branch. The new air defense school will be located at Fort Sill along with the Field Artillery school.
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| Installations | Aberdeen Proving Ground • Carlisle Barracks • Fort Belvoir • Fort Benning • Fort Bliss • Fort Eustis • Fort Gordon • Fort Huachuca • Fort Jackson • Fort Knox • Fort Leavenworth • Fort Lee • Fort Leonard Wood • Fort Rucker • Fort Sill • Redstone Arsenal |  |
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