10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command welcomes new leader

By Sgt. 1st Class Randall JacksonJune 12, 2015

10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command welcomes new leader
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The former commander of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Col. Gregory J. Brady (left) with the commander of U.S. Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Frederick "Ben" Hodges (center) and Col. Janell E. Eickhoff (right) as part of a change of command ceremony on June 12 at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

During the ceremony, the outgoing commander, Brady passed command of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command to Eickhoff. The 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command is the headquarters for 5th Bn., 7th Air Defense Artillery Regt. and two missile defense detachments providing air and missile defense throughout the European Command area of operations.

10th AAMDC serves as USAREUR executive agent for all theater air and missile defense operations and air missile defense force management.

The command helps to strengthen strategic ties while building partnership capacity for USAREUR, the U.S. European Command and NATO, integrating with joint and multinational partners in all aspects of air and missile defense for missions such as Patriots to Poland, the European Air Defense Task Force, NATO air missile defense operations in Turkey, and provides sensor management.

(RELEASED//Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Randall Jackson, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Public Affairs Office)