Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (as assigned)
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The Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (as assigned) is a U.S. Marine Corps unit responsible for providing ground-based air defense against low-flying aircraft and missiles in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit ⓘ |
| capability |
engage certain types of cruise missiles
ⓘ
engage low-flying fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ engage rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ engage unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| commandType | tactical unit ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine | Marine Corps air-ground task force doctrine ⓘ |
| domain |
air and missile defense
ⓘ
ground warfare ⓘ |
| echelon | battalion ⓘ |
| forceElementOf | Marine Air Command and Control System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
air defense against cruise missiles
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air defense against low-flying aircraft ⓘ air defense against unmanned aerial systems ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
point defense of critical assets
ⓘ
short-range air defense ⓘ |
| missionType |
air defense support
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combat support ⓘ |
| mobility |
ground-mobile
ⓘ
highly mobile ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
expeditionary operations ⓘ littoral operations ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
protect forward combat elements from aerial attack
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protect forward combat elements from aerial observation ⓘ protect forward combat elements from aerial surveillance ⓘ provide close-in, low altitude, surface-to-air weapons fires ⓘ |
| role |
ground-based air defense
ⓘ
low altitude air defense ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| supportedComponent |
Marine Air Combat Element
GENERATED
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Marine Ground Combat Element GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportedFormation | Marine Air-Ground Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
provide air defense for high-value assets
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provide air defense for installations ⓘ provide air defense for maneuver forces ⓘ provide air defense for vital areas ⓘ |
| typicalHigherUnit |
Marine Air Control Group
NERFINISHED
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Marine Aircraft Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSubunit |
firing battery
ⓘ
headquarters and service company ⓘ |
| typicalWeaponSystem |
FIM-92 Stinger
GENERATED
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man-portable air-defense system GENERATED ⓘ vehicle-mounted short-range air defense system GENERATED ⓘ |
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