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Coast Artillery Corp (CAC): A Case Study
If we go back in history the ADA was called Coast Artillery Corp (CAC) right after World War I. After the fatalities of World War I that left more than one million casualties and almost the same amount of wounded Soldiers and civilians, the Army had the needs to organize a Unit with the mission of protect the man-power and skies in friendly territory.

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