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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s #LetterOfTheDay in our weekly series #AviationAcademics is “L” for 2nd LAAD Be sure to “like” and “share” so your friends and families don’t miss out on this lesson! Leave a comment below letting us know what other #AviationAcademics you’d like us to cover! -------------------------------------------- “L” is for 2nd LAAD – 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion’s Mission is to provide close-in, low altitude, and surface-to-air weapons fire, in defense of Marine Air-Ground Task Force assets by defending forward combat areas, vital areas, installations and/or units conducting operations.

Marines assigned to 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion conduct a live-fire FIM-92 Stinger range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2017. The Stinger missile is a ground-based air defense weapon utilized to target and destroy airborne threats, and has been around since the Vietnam conflict. 2nd LAAD Bn. is assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)

U. S. Marines with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion participate in a multi-battery physical fitness challenge, field meet, at the 32 Area 3D LAAD Compound in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Feb. 16, 2017. The Marines of Alpha and Bravo Battery, 3D LAAD Battalion, compete in a series of cohesive exercises to include at 155-pound bench press challenge, MTVR 7-ton tire flip, team pull-ups, boots and utilities race and tug of war, in which the victor with receive a golden lightweight mobile Stinger anti-aircraft missile as a trophy. (USMC Motion media by Staff Sgt. Jon Spencer, RELEASED)

Marines assigned to 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion conducted a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, Jan. 25, 2017. During the exercise, 2d LAAD Bn. Marines focused on ground to air defense while supporting MV-22 Osprey units overhead. The Marines fired notional surface-to-air missiles at the aircraft, simulating defensive tactics in the event of an attack on an airfield. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)