May 7, 2009
Soldiers from Fort Bliss air defense artillery units leave Memorial Circle after a ceremony in which the U.S. Army ADA School and Center, 6th ADA Brigade and its three battalions cased their colors in preparation for their move to Fort Sill, Okla. Photo by Stephen Baack.
Retired Maj. Gen. Donald Infante, former Fort Bliss commander, Maj. Gen. Howard B. Bromberg, current post commander, and Brig. Gen. Robert F. Mathews, commander of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Hawaii, passes a replica air defender statue representing the ADA branch from past, present and future, during a color-casing ceremony held at Memorial Circle Wednesday. Photo by Wilson A. Rivera.
ADA moves on, Air defense artillery school
ends long history at Fort Bliss
Wilson A. Rivera
Monitor Staff
The organizational colors of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School and Center, the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and its three battalions were cased Wednesday at Memorial Circle for its relocation to Fort Sill, Okla.
Due to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, the ADA school will be consolidated with the Field Artillery School and Center to create a Net Fires Center at Fort Sill.