Vulcan Air Defense Systems inspiring the motto of "First Line of Defense". After the collapse of communism in Europe, the 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade continued to support European Command contingencies throughout the European Command Area of Operations. During deployment from September 1991 to February 1992, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade earned the Army Superior Unit Award for its direct support of United States led multinational operation "Determined Resolve" in the Persian Gulf. Before its inactivation in 1998, the 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade formed the nucleus for the first ever Joint Theater Missile Defense Task Force that deployed to Israel in support of Operation Noble Safeguard and Desert Thunder. On 16 July 2021 soldiers from 94th AAMDC conducted the first-ever MIM-104 Patriot live fire exercise in Australia during the Talisman Saber 21 exercise at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. On 7 October 2021 94th AAMDC announced it was deploying one of the Army's two Iron Dome Defense System - Army (IDDS-A) batteries to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam for experimental testing. The deployment was focused on gathering data on deployability, sustainment, and how Iron Dome integrates with current Army air defense architecture. In March 2022 the command deployed a THAAD remote launch package to the CNMI island of Rota - the first operational use of THAAD's new remote launch capability. On 15 June 2022 the command conducted the first Patriot live-fire in Palau as well as the first Patriot live-fire to integrate F-35 radar data outside of a testing environment. The live-fire was a part of the Valiant Shield 22 exercise. References External links 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 094 Military units and formations established in 2005