263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command

The 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command is an air defense artillery command of the United States Army, South Carolina Army National Guard. The 263rd is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots, and is one of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812. The 263rd ADA Brigade was reflagged as 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command during 2000.^[4][5]

263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command
263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	2000–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Air defense
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Anderson, South Carolina[1]
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Frank M. Rice[2][3]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

On 19 October 2024, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command was deployed to support Operation Inherent Resolve and the U.S. Central Command as a whole.^[3]

Subordinate units

• 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (263rd AAMDC)
  • 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (678th ADA BDE)