Soldiers of 2nd Battalion,
174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment return home
Story by Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Video by 1st Lt. Aaron Smith, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Lt. Col. Michael Hartley, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, congratulates Soldiers and their Families on a successful deployment.
Brig. Gen. Steve Stivers, director of the joint staff of the Ohio National Guard, congratulates Soldiers and their Families on a successful deployment.
MCCONNELSVILLE, Ohio (03/31/18) — The Ohio National Guard welcomed home about 285 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, as they returned from a nearly yearlong deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, during a March 31 ceremony at Morgan High School.
While deployed, the unit’s primary duty was to conduct a Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) mission in Iraq and Afghanistan. C-RAM is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming artillery, rockets and mortar rounds in the air before they hit their ground targets, or simply provide early warning.
During its deployment, the 2-174 ADA team successfully protected U.S. military, government contractor and civilian personnel, as well as strategic assets at various locations throughout Iraq and Afghanistan.
