Mission
On order, 108th ADA Brigade rapidly deploys worldwide to provide mission command of AMD operations to protect critical assets in support of the Joint Force Commander’s operational and strategic priorities.
About 108th ADA BDE
The 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade traces its lineage from the 514th Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft), which was formed in October 1923 at Schenectady, N.Y.
World War II
campaign participation includes Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and
Central Europe. The Group was inactivated in December 1945 in Germany. In
September 1956, the Group was reactivated at Los Angeles, Calif., and in March
1958, redesignated the 108th Artillery Group (Air Defense). In April 1960, the
group was inactivated at Fort McArthur, Calif.
In May 1967,
the group was reactivated at Fort Riley, Kans., as the 108th Artillery Group
and deployed to the Republic of Vietnam in October 1967.
The group participated in every major operation conducted
in Northern I Corps from that time and received credit for participation in 11
different campaigns while in Vietnam. On 26 August, 1974, the group was
reactivated at Kapun Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Federal Republic of Germany, as
the 108th Air Defense Artillery Group, the only Chaparral/Vulcan Group in the
U.S. Army. In September 1975, the group moved from Kapun Barracks to Kleber
Kaserne.
On 1 October 1982, it was redesignated as the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. On 15 April, 1992, the Brigade was moved to Fort Polk, La. On 15 August, 1996, the brigade was moved to Fort Bliss, Texas. After a short stay on Fort Bliss, in 2007, the brigade packed up all its Soldiers and equipment, and relocated to Fort Bragg, N.C.