DVIDS:
Delta Battery, 2nd Air Defense Regiment (D-2 (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense)), Combined Task Force Defender, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, continued to demonstrate its commitment to mission readiness by recently executing the constitution of numerous THAAD interceptors.
D-2 (THAAD) Battery’s Patriot system counterparts of 2-1 ADA Battalion conduct bi-annual Storage Combat Load (SCL) retrieval exercises in order to practice wartime procedures and convoy operations between their prescribed ammunition depot and tactical locations. The Patriot units have rehearsed the battalion’s N-Hour sequence and built rapport with supporting ordnance units over the years; and therefore, the novice “Defenders” THAAD Battery committed themselves to completing missile redistribution exercises in similar fashion to their Patriot system peers. The battery employed missile reconstitution and de-constitution procedures of the missile round pallets (MRPs), September 18, 2018.
The intricate reconstitution and de-constitution mission encompassed three days of meticulous execution. Ten “Defenders” Soldiers, Quality Assurance Specialist Ammunition Surveillance/Ammunition Civilians personnel of 52nd Ordnance Company, 6th Ordnance Battalion, and subject-matter-expert contractors, ensured mission success.
