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Funds have enabled the Association among other things to: * Annually recognize the Non-Commissioned Officers of the Year and the Soldiers of the Year from each Battalion and Brigade with appropriate plaques.

* Place a Bronze Plaque at the base of the flagpole at Memorial Circle, Fort Bliss, Texas, honoring the Desert Storm soldiers.

* Annually support the receptions hosted by the Chief of the Branch at the United States Military Academy and the Command and General Staff College.

* Annually provide a plaque for the Chief of Air Defense Artillery to present to the Top-ranked United States Military Academy Graduate who selects Air Defense Artillery as his or her branch of choice.

For these projects and other awards and gifts, the Association has given a total of $167,267.42 and donated $1,372,995.00 to the Air Defense Artillery and Museums for exhibits.

 All inductees MUST be members of the ADA Association

Officers must be a Captain and have completed, or currently serving, a successful battery command or an ADAM Cell OIC for one year. They must also be CCC graduates.

Noncommissioned Officers must have successfully performed, or currently serving, as a platoon sergeant. They must also hold the rank of Staff Sergeant or above.

Warrant Officers must be a CW2 or above who have served successfully at the battalion level or above.

Civilians and Members of Other Branches of the Military must have made significant contributions to the Air Defense Artillery Branch.

Air Defenders, Supporters and Friends, thank you for your support during this event.

The Air Defense Artillery Association is a private organization formed in 1980 as the replacement for a nonappropriated fund activity formed in 1975.  It operates under (1) the provisions of Army Regulation 210-22, Private organizations on Department of the Army Installations:  (2) IRS Code 501 (c) 3, tax exempt nonprofit status; and (3) a Constitution and Bylaws which are periodically examined and evaluated.   All donations to the Association are tax deductible. The goals of the Association are to support the Air Defense Artillery soldiers and retirees, to foster a spirit of unity and esprit de corps among members of the Branch.

The Association has made significant strides since relocating here and is ready to continue to make improvements and be a worthy organization for our soldiers. One of the key events taking place will be the elections of the board members. The general membership will have to elect in the Executive Director, the Executive Secretary, and the Treasurer.

The board will go over the various reports and funds as well as the state and direction of the association. Of note, the ADA Association will have a Permission To Operate and ribbon cutting ceremony at the ADA Association bldg, 758 McNair Rd (Calloway Hall), Fort Sill, OK 73503) on 10 NOV at 1000 hrs.

For the first time, the association will actually have a bldg and offices for the board members and general members to be able to go to. Please attend if your schedule permits. If you contributed to the brick campaign, you can go by the First to Fire statue (In front of 6th Brigade Headquarters and see them in the ground great work and the association is ready to put more in.

Thank you for your support,
The ADA Association staff!

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