2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
The 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army, first formed in 1821 as a field artillery unit.
| 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1821 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Air defense artillery |
| Motto(s) | Fidus Ultra Finem (Faithful Beyond the End) |
| Engagements | War of 1812 Indian Wars Mexican War American Civil War World War II Vietnam War Southwest Asia |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John Trout Greble Lieutenant Robert Allen Major Lewis G. Arnold Colonel Romeyn B. Ayres |
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Battery A-2nd ADAR THAAD (Battery A, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) of the 11th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade successfully intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile which was launched near Hawaii on 11 July 2017. The soldiers used the procedures of an actual combat scenario at the Pacific Spaceport on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and were not aware of the IRBM's launch time.
On 19 October 2017, Battery D-2 ADAR THAAD (Delta Battery, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment) reflagged from the 11th ADA Brigade to the 35th ADA Brigade prior to the permanent change of station from Fort Bliss to South Korea.