Army Sgt. Rudyjon Babauta, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, set up the electrical power plant system of a MIM-104 Patriot during Ryukyu Vice on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios. 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment supported Ryuk


Army Sgt. Rudyjon Babauta, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, set up the electrical power plant system of a MIM-104 Patriot during Ryukyu Vice on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios. 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment supported Ryukyu Vice by providing Surface to Air Missile and Sensor Coverage, enabling freedom of maneuver for the exercise scenario and track correlation on the joint network.


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