2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery
2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery was first constituted on the 11th January 1812 in the regular Army as a company in the 3rd Regiment of Artillery. It was organized in July 1812 at Fort Columbus, New York, as Captain Ichabod B. Crane's Company, 3rd Regiment of Artillery. It was reorganized and redesignated on 12 may 1814 at Captains Ichabod B. Crane's company Corps of Artillery. It was redesignated on 17 May 1815 as Captain Ichabod B. Crane's Company, Corps of Artillery, and Northern Division and again on 17 June 1816 as Company D, 2nd Battalion, Corps of Artillery, and Northern Division.
Mission
"Guardians"
2-1 ADA Battalion defends against nK surveillance, aerial attacks, and missile threats to DAL in order to protect critical CFC priorities and enable force and sortie generation capabilities.
Leaders
- Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Benny Lee
- Battalion Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Paige A. Shelton
Contact Information
35TH ADA BRIGADE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE: 35adapao@gmail.com