Keen Sword 25: Supporting the Joint-Bilateral Air Defense Kill Chain Across Japan
A crew of Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator and Maintainers with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th ADA Brigade, performs a systems check on an Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) on Oct. 27, 2024 during the battery's deployment in support of Keen Sword 2025. The AN/TPY-2 serves as the air defense detection system for a Patriot Minimum Engagement Package. This functions check is part of the Patriot's Table VIII gunnery evaluation tasks that each crew must demonstrate their mastery of annually; the ability to rapidly emplace or move each piece of the Patriot MEP contributes to directly to battery mobility and mission success. (U.S. Army photo and caption by Staff Sgt. Connor Davis.)
Keen Sword 25: Supporting the Joint-Bilateral Air Defense Kill Chain Across Japan
A crew of Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator and Maintainers with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th ADA Brigade, performs a systems check on an Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) on Oct. 27, 2024 during the battery's deployment in support of Keen Sword 2025. The AN/TPY-2 serves as the air defense detection system for a Patriot Minimum Engagement Package. This functions check is part of the Patriot's Table VIII gunnery evaluation tasks that each crew must demonstrate their mastery of annually; the ability to rapidly emplace or move each piece of the Patriot MEP contributes to directly to battery mobility and mission success. (U.S. Army photo and caption by Staff Sgt. Connor Davis.)