38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)

38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Active1961–81, 2018-present
Allegiance USA
Branch United States Army
TypeAir Defense Artillery
RoleActive Air Defense[1]
SizeBrigade
Part of 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command; United States Army, Japan
Garrison/HQSagami General Depot (Japan)
Motto(s)"By Valor and Power"
ColorsRed and Yellow
Mascot(s)Oozlefinch
SAMsMIM-104 Patriot
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Campaign streamersArdennes-Alsace Campaign
Commanders
Current
commander
COLONEL JOSEPH C. SCOTT
Insignia
US Army Branch insignia
Distinctive unit insigniaDUI

The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an active United States Army unit which provides air and missile defense to critical assets in the Pacific theater. Since 2018 the brigade headquarter is based at Sagami General Depot in Japan.

  1. ^ "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. US Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2016.