The 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery’s U.S. Army Patriot Missile Systems arrived in Croatia May 17, 2021 to participate in DEFENDER-Europe 21 associated exercise Astral Knight 21 and exercise Immediate Response 21. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexandra Shea) US commits Patriot air defense system to aid Ukraine The Patriot system is part of a new security assistance package valued at $1.85 billion that was unveiled as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington to… Dec 21, 2022 By Jon Harper