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1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion information


1st Low Altitude Aircraft Battalion
1st LAAD Battalion Insignia
Active1 July 1982 — 28 September 2007
31 August 2023 — present
Country1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion United States of America
Branch1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion United States Marine Corps
TypeLow-Altitude Air Defense
RoleAir defense
Part ofMarine Air Control Group 18
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay
Motto(s)"Death from Below"
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
LtCol Heath Phillips

The 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion is an air defense unit of the United States Marine Corps. It is part of Marine Air Control Group 18 (MACG-18) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The battery was decommissioned on 28 September 2007 and reactivated on 31 August 2023.

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