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3/43 ADA provides common base defense

A Soldier with the 3/43rd Air Defense Artillery here directs a forklift as it prepares to replace a Patriot missile The 3/43rd ADA works hand in hand with the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron to comprise the Command and Reporting Center, protecting the Desert Eagle Team’s personnel and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

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3/43 ADA provides common base defense

A Soldier with the 3/43 Air Defense Artillery here prepares to disassemble a Patriot missile section for maintenance. The Army unit is deployed here from Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

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3/43 ADA provides common base defense

Army Sgt. Dawayn Gibbs, 3/43rd Air Defense Artillery (second from right), prepares his Soldiers to replace a Patriot missile. The 3/43rd ADA provides defense of the base’s critical assets and forces against aircraft, cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

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3/43 ADA provides common base defense

Published Sept. 2, 2007