As an Air and Missile Defense Crewmember (14P), you’ll operate and maintain critical surface-to-air advanced weapons systems that track, identify, and destroy enemy threats. Message me for details and how to apply. #jobs #careers #usarmy #army | U.S. Army Recruiting Syracuse | Facebook

Take command of your career. Start as an air and missile defense crewmember (14P), and you’ll be tasked with maintaining and operating three of our surface-to-air advanced weapons systems. Link below ⤵️ | U.S. Army

On This Day — January 7, 1861 One battery stood up — and air defense history began long before aircraft existed. At the United States Military Academy, Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery — known as the “West Point Battery” — was formally organized. There were no airplanes. No radar. No missiles. Just Soldiers, guns, discipline — and a mission to defend. That unit would evolve over time into the 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, becoming one of the longest-serving lineages in Army air defense histor