“5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery’s Bravo Battery”
I’m no expert, but after 15 years as a Field Artillery Officer (MLRS, Lance, 155mm), I’m pretty sure that that howitzer doesn’t belong in an ADA battery.
I suppose they were referring to the radar sections and not the howitzer unit.
FA here, too (LANCE & 105mm), and that had me bumfuzzled as well. I’m marking it up to the usual reason: so few Americans serve today that the typical “journalist” doesn’t know the difference between ADA and FA, only that they both say “artillery.”
On the bright side, I’m glad to see that the HI-MARS is being used to achieve better stand-off and striking power in these efforts.
That’s the Chuck Norris M777 so it belongs where ever it wants to be ...
American troops fire an M777 howitzer during an operation to support Iraqi forces at Kara Soar Base in Iraq on Aug. 7, 2016. U.S. Army photo
SJ, I concur, the ADA unit would have Avenger, Vulcan, or current anti-aircraft missile systems. Perhaps they are going to serve as infantry or MPs. Numerous FA and ADA officers and NCOs I’ve talked to say that was their mission in Iraq. and their artillery pieces state at home in the States.