Air Defense Artillery Battalions Transform to Meet Wide Range of Threats

US Army, CAMP SEARS, South Korea: U.S. Army air defense artillery battalions are transforming to defend against a full range of threats from aircraft to theater ballistic and cruise missiles, according to Lt. Col. Dan Sauter, commander, 5th ADA Regiment, 5th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division.  
 
The battalion is preparing to leave its base at Camp Sears, South Korea, for Fort Lewis, Wash., later this year with 150 personnel and 12 Avenger ADA units, which fire Stinger missiles at low-altitude targets.  
 
Battery D, which includes 24 Avengers and Sentinel radar units, will stay in South Korea. Soldiers from the unit will continue to live and train beside 2nd ID soldiers at Camp Casey. But they