HHB 32d AADCOM

HHB 32d Army Air Defense Command (AADCOM) served as the headquarters and headquarters battery for the 32d AADCOM, a key U.S. Army unit responsible for air defense operations in Europe during the Cold War. Activated in 1966, the unit was headquartered in Darmstadt, West Germany, and managed subordinate air defense artillery brigades equipped with Nike Hercules and later Patriot missile systems. HHB 32d AADCOM played a pivotal role in the integrated air defense of NATO forces, coordinating the defense of critical assets against potential Soviet air threats. The unit was inactivated in 1991 following the end of the Cold War and the restructuring of U.S. Army forces in Europe.