The 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command is an

air defense artillery The Air Defense Artillery Branch is the branch of the United States Army that specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface to air missiles). In the U.S. Army, these groups are composed of mainly air defense systems such as the Patriot ...

command of the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

South Carolina Army National Guard The South Carolina Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the U.S. Army's available combat forces and approximat ...

. 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 An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

. The 263rd ADA Brigade was reflagged as 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command during 2000.

Subordinate units

* 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (263rd AAMDC) ** 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (678th ADAB)

References

External links

263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment lineage at Sill-www.army.mil

The Institute of Heraldry: 263rd Air Defense Artillery Brigade

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Military units and formations established in 2000 {{US-Army-stub