The 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (10th AAMDC) is a theater level Army air and missile defense organization and directly subordinated to United States Army Europe. On order, the 10th AAMDC deploys worldwide to conduct joint and combined/coalition air missile defense ops for US European Command. The 10th AAMDC serves as the United States Army in Europe's executive agent for all theater air and missile defense ops and air missile defense force management. Lineage and history The command's lineage dates from the 10th Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense), Fort Adams, Rhode Island. The flashes symbolize the speed and efficiency of the unit while "X" suggests the numerical designation of the unit. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 10th Artillery Group on 10 November 1969. It was amended to correct the description on 1 December 1969. It was redesignated for the 10th Air Defense Artillery Group on 5 April 1972. It was redesignated for the 10th Air Defense Artillery Brigade on 2 June 1983. The insignia was redesignated for the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command with the description updated effective 17 October 2011. 1 July 1924 - Constituted as the 10th Coast Artillery at Fort Adams, Rhode Island 10 April 1944 - Inactivated at Camp Forrest, Tennessee 31 May 1944 - Disbanded 28 June 1950 - Reconstituted in the Regular Army 20 March 1958 - Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 10th Artillery Group 25 January 1959 - Inactivated in Korea 1 July 1961 - Activated at Will Kaserne in Munich, Germany 15 March 1972 - Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 10th Air Defense Artillery Group 16 July 1983 - Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 10th Air Defense Artillery Brigade 15 July 1992 - Inactivated at Ernst Ludwig Kaserne in Darmstadt, Germany 4 October 2011 - Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 17 October 2011 - Activated as 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command When the command was activated in 2011, the lineage and numbering selected were those of the 10th Artillery Group. However, the previous designation was the 357 A&MDD. It was: 17 June 1944 - Established in the US Army as 357th Coast Artillery Transport Detachment. 10 October 2007 - Redesignated 357th Air & Missile Defense Detachment. 16 April 2008 - Activated at Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany.