52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
| 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment | |
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Coat of arms
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| Active | 1917 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch | Army |
| Role | Air defense artillery |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Bliss |
| Motto(s) | "Semper Paratus" (Always Prepared) |
| Colors | Scarlet |
| Mascot(s) | Oozlefinch |
| Equipment | MIM-104 Patriot |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917 as a railway gun unit. It continued in that role unit 1943, when the regiment was broken in separate railway gun battalions, and in the following year the units were reorganized and redesignated as field artillery.
On October 25, 1962, in response to the buildup of Russian missiles in Cuba, the 2nd Missile Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery (Nike Hercules) was deployed from the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas, to south Florida under the command of the 13th Air Defense Artillery Group. The south Florida units arrived with conventional high explosive warheads. In August 1963, the Army assigned the troops under the control of the 13th Artillery Group to the 53rd Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Region of Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM). The soldiers could now go off TDY status and bring their families, cars, and personal effects to south Florida. They could also move into more permanent living facilities and get access to amenities available at permanent installations.
Organized 22 July 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Adams, Rhode Island, as the 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps
Redesignated 5 February 1918 as the 52nd Artillery (U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps)
(3d Battalion inactivated 16 May 1921 at Fort Eustis, Virginia; activated 18 August 1921 at Fort Eustis, Virginia; 1st Battalion inactivated 1 August 1922 at Fort Eustis, Virginia)
Redesignated 1 July 1924 as the 52nd Coast Artillery
(Battery D inactivated 1 November 1938 at Fort Monroe, Virginia; Battery F inactivated 1 February 1940 at Fort Monroe, Virginia; Batteries D and F activated 8 January 1941 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey; 1st Battalion activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. Battery F served in the United States Army Bermuda Garrison from April 1, 1941.)
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