Air defense artillery Soldiers apply 'train as you fight'

"Train as you fight" is a phrase familiar to Soldiers. Whether they are preparing for an upcoming mission or keeping their skills honed to perfection, training in this manner is crucial to maintaining proficiency.

Air defense leaders, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, or 4-3 ADA, took the challenge to train as they fight in a deployed environment in preparation for their upcoming deployment.

This challenge may sound simple, but in regards to training management in air defense, it is something that has never been done before.

"What we have done in 4-3 ADA is take lessons learned from previous deployments to United States Central Command and exploit the knowledge from those within our battalion who have served in that area of operations," said Chief Warrant Officer 3, Matthew Keechi, air missile defense system technician. "We then tailored the air defense field manual to better prepare our battalion for sustained air and missile defense operations in the incredibly short window we have to train."

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