U.S. Army
SHIPTON KASERNE, Germany – With the mission of providing short-range air defense, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-4 ADAR), 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, continues to train during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operating the Avenger, a self-propelled short-range air defense missile system, the assigned 14P air and missile defense crewmembers must maintain a Table 8 certification to remain proficient.
There are 10 tables total for an Avenger crew. Tables are a tiered approach to certifying crews according to Lt. Col. Todd Daniels, 5-4 ADAR commander. Each table is progressively more challenging and complex. The Soldiers must pass all previous tables (or steps) to continue to the next until they reach the eighth table, which certifies them as a team able to employ their Avenger in combat.
