US Army Air Defense Training - Yearbook (Fort Bliss, TX)

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XX, .x 'x X H BRIGADE DQUARTER ' ,..MW,M.,, 1. L, The Air Defense Artillery Training Brigade traces its lineage to the lst Air Defense Guided Missile Brigade CTrainingJ which was formed in July 1963. During the past three decades this brigade has been responsible for the MOS' training of Air Defense soldiers who deploy to units worldwide. On 6 July 1976, the lst ADA Training Brigade assumed the additional responsibility for conducting basic training, as well as MOS operator training for all enlistees in the Air Defense field. In this configuration, the brigade consisted of two MOS training battalions and two for basic training, in addition to the Headquarters Battery, Committee Group and the US Army Reception Station. Although not a part of the formal brigade organization, the US Army Reception Station is under the brigade's command and control and is responsible for processing enlistees at Fort Bliss. On 9 February 1979, the 1st ADA Training Brigade began to provisionally implement a One Station Unit Training COSUTJ concept which allows the soldier to receive his basic and MOS training in one unit during a 14 week training cycle. At the same time women were integrated into training. Eachof the two training battalions consisted of seven batteries which were supported by an Instructor Group. On 1 October 1982 the Brigade again assumed the Basic Training mission and reformed into three training battalions - two OSUT and one BT. Its current primary mission is to train soldiers under the OSUT concept with the additional mission of basic training.

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PERSONAL DATA Date and Place of Birth: January 4, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wife: Mariwyn G. fBlytheJ Maloney, El Paso, Texas Children: Patricia iMrs. John Lightl, Michael, and James. EDUCATION Military Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, The Artillery School Guided Missile System Officer Course, Air Defense School US Army Command and General Staff College US Army War College Civilian Texas Western College Cnow University of Texas - El Pasol, BS in Civil Engineering Shippensburg State College, MS in Communications. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device Vietnam Service Medal Purple Heart BADGES Senior Parachutist Combat lnfantryman CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ASSIGNMENTS tLast I0 Yearsj Operations Officer, 38th Air Defense Brigade, Korea Chief, Missile 8: Air Defense Systems Division, Office, Chief of Research and Development, Department of Army Commander, 108th Air Defense Group, 32d Army Air Defense Command, US Army, Europe Director, Air Defense Systems, Battlefield Systems Integration Directorate, US Army Material Develop- ment and Readiness Command, Alexandria, Virginia Deputy Director Combat Support Systems Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development, and Acquisition, Department of Army Director, Weapons Systems Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development, and Acquisition, Department of Army Commanding General, US Army Air Defense Center and Fort Bliss: Commandant, US Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas PROMOTIONS TEMPORARY PERMANENT 53 6 J 54 2d Lieutenant 31 Jul un lst Lieutenant 3 Jan 55 27 Jun 57 Captain 25 Aug 60 I2 Jun 61 Major 10 Aug 64 12 Jun 68 Lieutenant Colonel 18 Dec 67 12 Jun 75 Colonel 1 Jan 74 12 Jun 77 Brigadier General I Aug 77 I Jun 80 Major General 8 Sep 80 22 Jan 82 Source of Commission: ROTC FROM Jul 72 Sep 73 Aug 74 Mar 76 Jan 77 Jun 80 Jun 82 'ro Aug 73 Jul 74 Feb 76 Jan 77 Jun 80 Jun 82

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Brigade Commander Col. Richard E. Supinski Biographical Sketch Education. Civilian: Pennsylvania State University ' Bachelor's Degree - 1963 Master's Degree - 1974 Military: Air Defense Artillery Officer's Basic Course - 1963 Artillery Officer's Advanced Course - 1968 Foreign Service Institute, Dept of State, Washington D.C. - 1970 Command Sz General Staff College - 1973 National War College - 1981 Assignments: Platoon Leader, Executive Officer and Battery Commander, Battalion S2 and Assistant S-3, 1st Battalion, 67th ADA fNike Herculesb, Federal Republic of Germany, 1963 - 1966. S-4, lst Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, Republic of Vietnam, 1966 - 1967. Commander, Battery C, 4th Battalion, 56th Artillery CHawkJ, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1968 - 1970. District Senior Advisor of Tan Tru District, III Corps, Republic of Vietnam, 1970 - 1971. Combat Development Command, Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas, 1971 - 1972. Protocol Officer of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1974 - 1976. 7. Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 59th ADA fChaparral!VulcanJ, 1st Armored Division, Schwabach, Federal Republic of Germany, 1976 - 1978. 8. Commander, 3rd Battalion, 61st ADA QCIVJ, 3rd Armored Division, Budingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1978 - 1980. 9. Joint Action Control Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Department of the Army, Washington D.C., 1981 - 1983. Decorations: Legion of Merit Bronze Star with the V and 30LC Air Medal 121 Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal with the V and 30LC Army Achievement Medal Army General Staff Identification Badge Combat Infantry Badge Family: Wife: Ursula Son: Mark, 17, Robert E. Lee High I School Springfield, VA