263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command

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263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command
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263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command shoulder sleeve insignia
Active2000–present
CountryUnited States
Allegiance United States Army
Type Air defense
Size Division
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Distinctive unit insignia 263 ADA Bde DUI.png

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. [1] [2]

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/263ada-bde.htm