Army News Service: Army Rebuilding Short-Range Air Defense
July 02, 2019
July 02, 2019
FORT SILL, Oklahoma, July 2 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news:
By Gary Sheftick
The Army is now standing up short-range air defense units, known as SHORAD battalions, and offering a five-week pilot Stinger course for Soldiers in maneuver units.
It's part of a critical effort to defend maneuver units against the threat of aircraft, drones and cruise missiles, said Col. Mark A. Holler, commandant of the Air Defense Artillery School at Fo . . .
By Gary Sheftick
The Army is now standing up short-range air defense units, known as SHORAD battalions, and offering a five-week pilot Stinger course for Soldiers in maneuver units.
It's part of a critical effort to defend maneuver units against the threat of aircraft, drones and cruise missiles, said Col. Mark A. Holler, commandant of the Air Defense Artillery School at Fo . . .