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Summary. In this lesson, you learned the organization and mission of the air defense battalion in
a division.
a. An air defense battalion provides air defense for forward combat elements against low-
altitude hostile aircraft. The battalion also attacks and destroys hostile surface targets as required.
b. The signal officer in an air defense battalion directs and supervises the battalion's signal
elements while concurrently serving as a member of the battalion staff.
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