11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)
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==Recent history== |
==Recent history== |
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| ⚫ | [[File:US 11th Air Defense Artillery Imperial Brigade.jpg|thumb|right|11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, change of command ceremony,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 November 2023 |title=Fort Bliss Tenant Units - 11th ADA BDE |url=https://home.army.mil/bliss/units-tenants/11th-ada-bde |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213131/https://home.army.mil/bliss/units-tenants/11th-ada-bde |archive-date=30 October 2023 |access-date=28 November 2023 |website=}} Noel parade field, West [[Fort Bliss]].]] |
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The brigade served in the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]], during which the brigade recorded the first intercept of a ballistic missile in combat.{{Cite web |url=http://fortblissbugle.com/monitor/2014/10october/103014/pdf/103014part2a.pdf |title=''Fort Bliss Bugle'' (30 Oct 2014) p.18A 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conducts OPD |access-date=2 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112400/http://fortblissbugle.com/monitor/2014/10october/103014/pdf/103014part2a.pdf |url-status=usurped }} Prior to its deployment it consisted of: |
The brigade served in the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]], during which the brigade recorded the first intercept of a ballistic missile in combat.{{Cite web |url=http://fortblissbugle.com/monitor/2014/10october/103014/pdf/103014part2a.pdf |title=''Fort Bliss Bugle'' (30 Oct 2014) p.18A 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conducts OPD |access-date=2 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112400/http://fortblissbugle.com/monitor/2014/10october/103014/pdf/103014part2a.pdf |url-status=usurped }} Prior to its deployment it consisted of: |
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*1st Battalion, 2nd ADA ([[M48 Chaparral]]) |
*1st Battalion, 2nd ADA ([[M48 Chaparral]]) |
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| ⚫ | *[[File:Stinger Crew Operation Desert Shield -- 1 April 1992.jpg|alt=US Army soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade during the Gulf War|thumb|227x227px|US Army soldiers from the [[11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)|11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade]] during the Gulf War[[File:US 11th Air Defense Artillery Imperial Brigade.jpg|thumb|right|11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, change of command ceremony,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 November 2023 |title=Fort Bliss Tenant Units - 11th ADA BDE |url=https://home.army.mil/bliss/units-tenants/11th-ada-bde |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213131/https://home.army.mil/bliss/units-tenants/11th-ada-bde |archive-date=30 October 2023 |access-date=28 November 2023 |website=}} Noel parade field, West [[Fort Bliss]].|261x261px]]r]]2nd Battalion, 7th ADA (Patriot) |
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*2nd Battalion, 7th ADA (Patriot) |
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*3rd Battalion, 43rd ADA (Patriot) |
*3rd Battalion, 43rd ADA (Patriot) |
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*2nd Battalion, 1st ADA Task Force with 2-1 ADA (Hawk) and 2-43 ADA (Patriot) |
*2nd Battalion, 1st ADA Task Force with 2-1 ADA (Hawk) and 2-43 ADA (Patriot) |
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Thomas D. Dinackus notes that every battalion that was part of the brigade received the [[Valorous Unit Award]], despite three of the battalions (those not equipped with Patriot) not having fired a single shot in anger.{{sfn|Dinackus|2000|p=14-5}} |
Thomas D. Dinackus notes that every battalion that was part of the brigade received the [[Valorous Unit Award]], despite three of the battalions (those not equipped with Patriot) not having fired a single shot in anger.{{sfn|Dinackus|2000|p=14-5}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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