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  equipment. Interface to the ADA task force is achieved through link 16. A THAAD battery may also be
  attached to an ADA task force. THAAD operates, whether independently deployed or attached to an ADA
  task force, as a part of BMDS, and it interfaces with other Army ADA forces via joint linkages. Patriot has
  the capability to exchange information, to include engagement orders, with the THAAD battery. Neither the
  Avenger nor C-RAM C2 node has the necessary software to direct THAAD fires. When THAAD is attached
  to a non-Patriot based ADA task force, tactical control of THAAD fires remains under the authority of the
  AAMDC ADAFCO, with the ADA task force commander exercising operational control.
  7-20. Ten types of ADA task forces may be formed by METT-TC tailoring of peacetime organizations:
  * Patriot ADA task forces may consist of two to six Patriot firing batteries capable of providing
  short-to-medium range lower tier ballistic missile defense and low-to-high altitude air defense
  against air threats. Additionally, Patriot can provide defense against large caliber rockets, but not
  other elements of the RAM threat.
  * Patriot/THAAD ADA task forces may be composed of two to five Patriot batteries and one
  THAAD battery. THAAD provides upper tier missile defense and Patriot provides lower tier
  missile defense and air defense.
  * Patriot/THAAD/Avenger/C-RAM ADA task forces may be composed with up to four Patriot
  batteries, a THAAD battery, and an Avenger or C-RAM battery. This composition enables the
  defeat of the broadest spectrum of air and missile threats.
  * Patriot/Avenger or Patriot/Avenger/C-RAM ADA task forces composed from elements of
  peacetime composite Patriot/Avenger battalion(s) may consist of up to five Patriot batteries and
  one Avenger battery, four Patriot batteries and two Avenger batteries, or four Patriot batteries, one
  Avenger battery, and one C-RAM battery. Patriot provides the ballistic missile defense capability
  and the most robust air defense capability, with Avenger supplementing Patriot with very low-
  altitude, short-range air defense. Composite battalions are equipped with an AMDPCS subset
  called the air battle management operations center with specific modifications to hardwire to the
  Patriot C2 node, thus enabling a composite FCE with both Patriot and Avenger (but not C-RAM)
  weapons control capability. The air battle management operations center can provide higher
  echelon integration of C-RAM into the ADA task force, but direct control of C-RAM fires is
  through the C-RAM C2 node.
  * Patriot/Avenger or Patriot/Avenger/C-RAM ADA task forces composed from elements of
  peacetime Patriot battalions and peacetime Avenger or C-RAM battalions or batteries. As above,
  the ADA task force may consist of up to five Patriot batteries and one Avenger battery, four Patriot
  batteries and two Avenger batteries, or four Patriot batteries, one Avenger battery, and one C-
  RAM battery. The primary difference in these two forms of ADA task forces is that the hardwired
  air battle management operations center is not available in non-composite battalions. Thus, the
  Avenger or C-RAM battery C2 node interfaces via joint linkages to the Patriot C2 node, enabling
  a coordinated but not integrated fight.
  * Patriot/C-RAM ADA task forces may consist of up to five Patriot batteries and one C-RAM
  battery or up to four Patriot batteries and two C-RAM batteries. Patriot provides ballistic missile
  and air defense capabilities, and C-RAM provides capabilities to defeat the RAM threats.
  * Avenger ADA task forces may consist of up to six Avenger batteries. This task force has only
  very low- to low-altitude, short-range air defense capabilities.
  * Avenger/C-RAM ADA task forces may consist of any combination of Avenger batteries and C-
  RAM batteries up to a maximum of six. This type of task force can defend against low-altitude,
  short-range air and RAM threats.
  * Avenger/THAAD ADA task forces may consist of up to five batteries of Avenger and one
  THAAD battery. THAAD provides ballistic missile defense and Avenger provides short range air
  defense.
  * Avenger/C-RAM/THAAD task forces may consist of up to four batteries of Avenger, one C-RAM
  battery, and one THAAD battery. THAAD provides ballistic missile defense, Avenger short range
  air defense, and C-RAM defeats the RAM threat within the task force.
  7-21. Sensing functions, such as detection, acquisition, and tracking, are provided by networked sensors.
  These sensors include Patriot, Sentinel, or AN/TPY-2 (operating in the THAAD or forward-based mode).