United States Army Air Defense Artillery School

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United States Army Air Defense Artillery School
ADA School SSI.svg
Active1942–present
CountryUnited States of America
BranchArmy
TypeAir Defense Artillery
RoleTraining
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQFort Sill, Oklahoma
Motto(s)"Always on Target"
Website https://sill-www.army.mil/30ada/
Commanders
Current
commander		COL John W. Brock II
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Ronald A. Wasson
Insignia
30th ADA Brigade SSI 30ada-bde.gif
30th ADA Brigade DUI 30TH ADA BRIGADE DUI.jpg

The Air Defense Artillery School is the professional school of the Air Defense Artillery Branch of the US Army. It is at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The school was organized as the 6th ADA Brigade until 18 May 2012, when it was redesignated as the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. The decision to redesignate the 6th ADA to 30th ADA was made after Col. Bill Stacey, the then-6th ADA commander, discovered that the 6th ADA had no official ADA colors. [1]

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Current status

In June 2009, the Army Air Defense Artillery School and the 6th ADA Brigade relocated from Fort Bliss to Fort Sill. This move was a result of the 2005 BRAC moves. The motor transport operator (88M) course has moved to Fort Leonard Wood. [2] There is a new Army policy replacing drill sergeants at AIT with regular noncommissioned officers from front line units. This is to free up drill sergeants for basic training. [3] However, starting in 2018 Drill Sergeants made a comeback, somewhat due to 'disciplinary' issues amongst trainees.

The Brigade has two battalions in its current configuration. [4]

Former Brigade Commanders

Former Command Sergeants Major

See also

  1. ↑ "Local – Lawton Constitution – Lawton, OK". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bliss' Transportation School graduates last 28 Soldiers" Fort Bliss Monitor, 11 June 2009
  3. ↑ ADA school website
  4. ↑ "30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade". Fort Sill Fires Center of Excellence. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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