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Army Air Defense Command, previously Army Anti-Aircraft Command, was a major command of the United States Army which existed from 1957 to 1974. The previous ARAACOM was created in 1950 and was redesignated ARADCOM in 1957. It was formed to command the Army units allocated to the air defense of the Continental United States.
On 1 December 1968, the ADA branch was authorized to wear modified Artillery insignia, crossed field guns with missile. The Branch Motto, "First To Fire", was adopted in 1986 by the attendees of the ADA Commanders' Conference at Fort Bliss.
Insignia: The star is a symbol of achievement, and represents the command. The five points of the star allude to the organization's participation in World War I ( Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne ) and World War II (New Guinea and Leyte) as well as the command's Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
The 32nd AAMDC’s Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), or Unit Crest, features a five-pointed star in its center; the points represent the unit’s participation in the campaigns of St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne during World War I and New Guinea and Leyte during World War II.
19 lut 2014 · ARADCOM was established in 1957, born from the already existing Army Antiaircraft Artillery Command (ARAACOM), and headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO. The SSI pictured here was approved on 10 April 1958, replacing the insignia previously approved for the ARAACOM.
On 1 December 1968, the ADA branch was authorized to wear modified Artillery insignia, crossed field guns with missile. The Branch Motto, "First To Fire", was adopted in 1986 by the attendees of the ADA Commanders' Conference at Fort Bliss.
The Air Defense Artillery branch descended from Anti-Aircraft Artillery (part of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps until 1950, then part of the Artillery Branch) into a separate branch on 20 June 1968. On 1 December 1968, the ADA branch was authorized to wear modified Artillery insignia, crossed field guns with missile. Contents. 1Mission.
