U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert P Wormley III)

Mrs. Rachamim received the Molly Pitcher Award just before the change of command ceremony for her years of dedicated service to the ADA branch, the Army community, and family readiness groups. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert P Wormley III)

Lt. Col Steven Rachamim passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett during the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment change of command ceremony on June 1, 2023, in Baumholder, Germany. Service members, family, and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert P Wormley III)

Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, gives a speech during the change of command ceremony for the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Lt. Col Steven Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert P Wormley III)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023, at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family, and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett during the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment change of command ceremony on June 1, 2023, in Baumholder, Germany. Service members, family, and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Lt. Col Steven Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert P Wormley III)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert P Wormley III)

Mrs. Rachamim received the Molly Pitcher Award just before the change of command ceremony for her years of dedicated service to the ADA branch, the Army community, and family readiness groups. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

Mrs. Rachamim hugs Lt. Col. Rachamim after she received the Molly Pitcher Award just before the change of command ceremony for her years of dedicated service to the ADA branch, the Army community, and family readiness groups. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

(Left to right) Lt. Col Steven Rachamim, Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, and Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett inspect the troops during the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment's change of command ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

Chaplain Malik Shakoor gives the invocation during the change of command ceremony for the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on June 1, 2023, at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Lt. Col Steven Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, salutes for the German and U.S. national anthems during the change of command ceremony for the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Lt. Col Steven Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

Pictured left to right (Lt. Col Steven Rachamim, Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett)

Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim gives his final address during the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment's change of command ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany. Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

BAUMHOLDER, Germany— U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Corbett assumed command of the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, from Lt. Col. Steven Rachamim in a ceremony on June 1, 2023 at Baumholder Kaserne, Germany.

Service members, family and friends took part in the ceremony to support the new battalion commander and to honor the accomplishments of Rachamim.

Presiding over the ceremony was U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, commanding general of 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. In Barnetts’ speech, he highlights the accomplishments of 5-7 ADA under the command of Rachamim.

In March of 2022 5-7 ADA rapidly deployed two PATRIOT batteries to Poland to reinforce NATOs eastern flank after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. This defensive deployment was conducted proactively to counter any potential threat to U.S., Allied forces and NATO territory.

After 365 days in Poland Soldiers from 5-7 ADA returned home to Baumholder and new Soldiers took over the existing equipment and mission in Poland. However, 5-7 ADA still retains operational control of the mission.

A second deployment of a PATRIOT battery was directed by the Secretary of Defense and at the invitation of our Allies to Slovakia in June 2022. The deployment was directed after Slovakia generously donated their S300 air defense systems to Ukraine. This U.S. PATRIOT battery was the first ever to complete a transfer of authority to NATO. After nearly one year in Slovakia the battery was relieved by Italian NATO Allies.

Under Rachamim’s command, 5-7 successfully completed unprecedented rapid deployments in the European Theater and protected NATOs eastern flank.

5-7 ADA will continue the mission under Corbett’s command whose family has just moved over from Fort Eustis, Virginia where Corbett was a staff officer and enlisted accessions division chief, accessions directorate, training and doctrine command.