407th AEG hosts missile defense exercise

June 28, 2018

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Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment traveled to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia to exercise the movement capability of their Patriot battery missiles and to test how they can operate out of the 407th AEG.

This has been the first large-scale exercise of its kind in several years, said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Hane, 407th AEG chief of plans and programs.

“We are laying the foundation for joint operations with the Army and enhancing our relationships, network connections with Army counterparts and paving the way for future exercises to test readiness and enhance their capability to protect assets at the 407th AEG,” Hane added.

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