10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command Formerly known as the 357th Air & Missile Defense Detachment , the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command ( AAMDC ) is a theater level Army air and missile defense organization . The 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command was activated on 17 October 2011 in Kaiserslautern , Germany . It is a directly subordinate to United States Army Europe . History . Lineage . 17 June 1944 - Constituted in the Army of the United States as the 357th Coast Artillery Transport Detachment . 10 October 2007 - Re - designated as the 357th Air Defense Detachment . 16 April 2008 - Activated 16 April 2008 in Germany . 17 October 2011 - Activated 17 October 2011 in Germany Activated 17 October 2011 in Kaiserslautern , Germany Heraldry . Shoulder sleeve insignia : Upon a yellow vertical rectangle arched at top and bottom , 2 inches ( 5 . 08 cm ) in width and 3 inches ( 7 . 62 cm ) in height overall , two scarlet arrowheads at top and bottom centered vertically with points opposed at center between two blue triangular stylized wings ; all within a 1 / 8 inch ( . 32 cm ) yellow border . Scarlet and yellow are the colors associated with Air Defense Artillery . The blue stylized wings suggest the sky and flight in reference to the air defense function and the arrowheads denote accuracy and aerial warfare . The X - shape formed by the wings refer to the Roman numeral ten , the unit ’ s numerical designation . The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 10th Air Defense Artillery Brigade on 5 January 1984 . It was redesignated for the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command with the description updated effective 17 October 2011 . Insignia : A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3 / 16 inches ( 3 . 02 cm ) in height overall consisting of a blue cloud bank supporting two gold crossed lightning flashes , surmounted by a red diamond shape with a gold border and bearing a gold swooping hawk with wings displayed between two gold stars , in base in front of the diamond ’ s lower point a gold wall with three merlons charged at center with a blue anchor extending above and below a gold scroll inscribed " PRIMA " in red letters . The two stars symbolize the unit ’ s participation in World War II and the Korean War . The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and the two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations are represented by the three merlons of the wall . The swooping gold hawk refers to the firepower of the unit . The battlement with the anchor alludes to the unit ’ s overseas service and its historical background ( the parent unit was originally organized as the 10th Coast Artllery ( Harbor Defense ) Fort Adams , Rhode Island ) . The flashes symbolize the speed and efficiency of the unit while " X " suggests the numerical designation of the unit . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 10th Artillery Group on 10 November 1969 . It was amended to correct the description on 1 December 1969 . It was redesignated for the 10th Air Defense Artillery Group on 5 April 1972 . It was redesignated for the 10th Air Defense Artillery Brigade on 2 June 1983 . The insignia was redesignated for the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command with the description updated effective 17 October 2011 .