First fielded in 1959 just as the Cold War was heating up, HAWK remained in service with the US Army and Marines for more than 30 years, through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. ![]() ![]() We also worked hard to compile a complete order of battle for all US Army and Marine Corps HAWK units, which were often activated, redesignated, and inactivated during the HAWK missile system’s nearly four decades of service with the US military.Īlthough the HAWK air defense missile system was one of the iconic weapons of the Cold War, it is one of the least known. In researching our book, my co-author (and wife, Jacqueline Scott) discovered more fascinating facts about the HAWK missile system than we knew from our combined years of experience serving in Army air defense artillery units. Which of the following is true about the HAWK air defense missile system? (1) The Marines deployed a HAWK battery to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, (2) The first US combat unit sent to Vietnam was a Marine HAWK battery, (3) The US Army used a HAWK unit to direct artillery fire on North Vietnamese helicopters and landing zones, or (4) An Israeli HAWK unit successfully shot down a high-altitude MiG-25 over Lebanon? The surprising answer is: All of the above. Authors Marc Romanych and Jacqueline Scott give us an insight into their research and why they decided to write a book on the HAWK air defense missile system.
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