1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, 116th IBCT staff had the honor of awarding nine Combat Action Badges for actions taken April 8, 2022, when Soldiers employed the C-RAM system to defend against an armed unmanned aircraft system.
These 1-111th FA Soldiers received the Combat Action Badge for their for their response to an enemy attack on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, April 8, 2022. As an armed UAS approached the base, they employed the C-RAM, to shoot down the enemy threat.