OCADA

Office of the Chief of Air Defense Artillery

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ADA offers a wide variety of career opportunities with 5 different Military Occupational Specialties (MOS).

Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD):
engages close-range aerial targets (rockets, artillery, mortars, piloted vehicles like helicopters and planes, and unmanned aerial systems like drones). SHORAD Soldiers operate with maneuver units or forward deployed forces with MOS 14P engaging the front-line weapon systems and MOS 14G providing the critical link between SHORAD missiles and other military partners. SHORAD Soldiers deploy with various weapons, such as the MSHORAD/Stryker, Avenger, or C-RAM (Counter Rockets, Artillery & Mortars).

High-to-Medium Altitude Air Defense (HIMAD):
engages longer-range aerial threats (planes, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and anti-radiation missiles). HIMAD Soldiers protect strategic assets with importance across the world. MOS 14E manages firing and engagements, MOS 14T manages the missiles and launchers, and MOS 14H provides the critical link between HIMAD missiles and other military partners. HIMAD Soldiers deploy with various weapon systems and sensors, such as Patriot, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD).

For more information about the MOS courses and training, visit the ADA School's website:
https://sill-www.army.mil/adaschool/

Learn more about the different careers ADA can offer:

14E Patriot Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer

Identifies enemy targets, engages weapon system, and emplaces, initializes, and maintains the Patriot/THAAD Fire Control Sections (FCS), Fire Distribution Center (FDC), and associated equipment.
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/patriot-fire-control-enhanced-operator-maintainer.html

14G Air Defense Battle Management System Operator

Provides situational awareness and early warning as Air/Ground integrators responsible for planning, coordinating, and establishing connectivity with Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) sensors and command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I)/controller networks and airspace users.
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/air-defense-battle-management-system-operator.html

14H Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning System Operator

Provides early warning and evaluates tactical electronic intelligence data for force/engagement operations in a joint service network by performing data connectivity between air defense and Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) forces.
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/air-defense-enhanced-early-warning-system-operator.html

14P Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Crewmembers

Detect, identify, and engage short-range aerial targets by operating and maintaining the Avenger, MSHORAD, and C-RAM/LPWS weapon systems while maintaining communications and ammunition resupply.
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/air-and-missile-defense-crewmember.html

14T Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator-Maintainer

Is responsible for emplacement, mobility, initialization, maintenance, security, and ammunition resupply for Patriot and THAAD Launching Stations, interceptors, and associated equipment.
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/patriot-launching-station-enhanced-operator-maintainer.html