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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.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion conducted a missile live-fire training exercise at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17 to March 19. The training was conducted to familiarize the Marines with the Stinger Weapon System. (U.S. Marine Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl Zachary W. Montgomery)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion conducted a missile live-fire training exercise at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2014.The training was conducted to familiarize the Marines with the Stinger Weapon System. (U.S. Marine Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl Zachary W. Montgomery) Available in High Definition.