{"id":86486,"date":"2018-04-02T20:24:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T20:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/02\/short-range-air-defense-battalions-will-grow-in-both-armys-active-force-and-national-guard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:56:05","slug":"short-range-air-defense-battalions-will-grow-in-both-armys-active-force-and-national-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/02\/short-range-air-defense-battalions-will-grow-in-both-armys-active-force-and-national-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-Range Air Defense battalions will grow in both Army\u2019s active force and National Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HUNTSVILLE, Ala. \u2014 While the Army National Guard has retained the service\u2019s only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/space-missile-defense\/2017\/08\/10\/short-range-air-defense-builds-up-in-europe\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Short-Range Air Defense capability in its Avenger Battalions<\/a> for years, the Army is now pushing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2017\/10\/18\/everythings-coming-up-shorad\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">prioritize SHORAD<\/a> in the active force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with that effort underway to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/01\/interim-short-range-air-defense-solution-will-be-stryker-based\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">an interim SHORAD capability back into the active component<\/a>, the National Guard has wondered what that would mean for its force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army National Guard has seven Avenger Battalions which are all deployed 365 days a year, particularly to defend the National Capitol Region. 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