263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command
(Redirected from 263rd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States))
| 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command | |
|---|---|
 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 2000–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Air defense |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Anderson, South Carolina[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Frank M. Rice[2][3] |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command is an air defense artillery command of the United States Army, South Carolina Army National Guard. The 263rd is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots, and is one of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812. The 263rd ADA Brigade was reflagged as 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command during 2000.[4][5]
On 19 October 2024, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command was deployed to support Operation Inherent Resolve and the U.S. Central Command as a whole.[3]
Subordinate units
[edit]- 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (263rd AAMDC)
- 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (678th ADAB)
References
[edit]- ^ South Carolina National Guard - Units
- ^ National Guard Biography: Frank M. Rice
- ^ a b Andrews, Tim (31 October 2024). "South Carolina Army Guard Air Defenders Deploying to CENTCOM". U.S. Army. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Combat Service Identification Badge". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command / 263rd Army Air &".
External links
[edit]- 263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment lineage at Sill-www.army.mil
- The Institute of Heraldry: 263rd Air Defense Artillery Brigade
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