179th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

179-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 61393

Activated 1973 in Eysk, Krasnodar Kray.

Organisation 1988:

• 1541st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
• 1542nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
• 1543rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
• Technical Battalion

The 1552nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion was activated in 1993.

2002(?) renamed 68th Anti-Aircraft Brigade for educational process and firings.

2009(?) renamed 726th Air Defence Training Center.

Headquarters:

• Eysk, Krasnodar Kray, 1973 - today [46 41 49N, 38 15 25E]

Equipment:

• Krug (SA-4), 1973 - 1993
• Buk (SA-11), 1993 - today

Subordination:

• North Caucasus Military District, 1973 - 2002
• GK VVS and PVO, 2002 - today