U.S. Army Col. Bruce Bredlow, commander of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade and Master Sgt. Gregory Irvine, senior enlisted advisor, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, reveals the shoulder insignia for the new brigade during a ceremony Oct. 6 on Sembach Kaserne, Germany. The addition of active-duty brigade headquarters to the theater adds a significant capability to the United States’ contribution to Alliance ground air defense in EUCOM and increases interoperability with NATO Allies and partner countries. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid)
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U.S. Army Col. Bruce Bredlow, commander of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, delivers a welcome speech during a brigade activation ceremony Oct. 6 on Sembach Kaserne, Germany. The addition of active-duty brigade headquarters to the theater adds a significant capability to the United States’ contribution to Alliance ground air defense in EUCOM and increases interoperability with NATO Allies and partner countries. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid)
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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, commanding general, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command, passes the US Army flag to US Army Col. Bruce Bredlow, incoming commander of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade , placing his confidence in Colonel Bredlow to command the October 6 Brigade on Sembach Kaserne, Germany. The addition of active-duty brigade headquarters to the theater adds a significant capability to the United States’ contribution to Alliance ground air defense in EUCOM and increases interoperability with NATO Allies and partner countries. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid)
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U.S. Army Col. Bruce Bredlow, commander of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, hugs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnet, commanding general, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command, after the brigade’s activation ceremony Oct. 6 on Sembach Kaserne, Germany. The addition of active-duty brigade headquarters to the theater adds a significant capability to the United States’ contribution to Alliance ground air defense in EUCOM and increases interoperability with NATO Allies and partner countries. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid)
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U.S. Army Col. Bruce Bredlow, commander of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, salutes U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnet, Commanding General, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command, taking charge of his brigade Oct. 6 over Sembach Kaserne, Germany. The addition of active-duty brigade headquarters to the theater adds a significant capability to the United States’ contribution to Alliance ground air defense in EUCOM and increases interoperability with NATO Allies and partner countries. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid)
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SEMBACH, Germany – U.S. Army Col. Bruce Bredlow assumed command of the Army’s newest air defense artillery brigade, the 52nd ADA Brigade, in a ceremony Oct. 6, 2022, in Sembach Kaserne, Germany.
Service members, family and friends attended the ceremony in support of the brigade’s first commander.
At the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain last June, President Biden announced the army’s newest air defense artillery brigade, the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Maurice O. Barnett, commanding general of the 10th Air Force and Missile Defense, presided over the ceremony. In Barnett’s speech, he highlights the impact of the Brigade Headquarters which will provide command and control of all US Army air and missile defense forces in the EUCOM area of responsibility and will report directly to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. This increases command and control capability at the tactical level while increasing interoperability with our NATO allies and partner nations.
“It’s a monumental task that I give you Bruce, but I’m confident and excited for what you and the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade will accomplish in this theater,” said Brig. Gen Barnett. “The reason we are in Europe, in NATO, is that we are truly stronger together, not in spite of our differences but because of them.
The 52nd ADA will assume responsibility for the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Missile Defense Battery, 13th Missile Defense Battery and future 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
“I am very pleased to take command of the Army’s newest air defense brigade,” said Colonel Bredlow. “Our mission here in Europe is particularly rewarding thanks to our ability to work closely with NATO on a regular basis. We look forward to building new connective tissue at the tactical level with our allies and partners and expanding our combined capability through interoperability.
The addition to the theater of the active duty Brigade Headquarters along with the new 1-57 Short Range Air Defense Regiment adds a significant capability to the US contribution to Alliance ground air defense in EUCOM.
