Fires brigade
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Fires Brigade Organizational Table
A Fires Brigade (FiB) was a military unit of the United States Army revolved around field artillery. With recent structural changes, Fires Brigades were either inactivated and reflagged as Division Artilleries (DIVARTY) or reorganized and redesignated as Field Artillery Brigades. Fires Brigades included:
Active duty artillery brigades:
- 17th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of I Corps
- 18th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of XVIII Airborne Corps[1]
- 41st Fires Brigade, reflagged to 1st Cavalry Division Artillery[2]
- 42nd Fires Brigade, reflagged to 3rd Infantry Division Artillery[3]
- 75th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of III Corps
- 210th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of Eighth United States Army
- 212th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 1st Armored Division Artillery[4]
- 214th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 4th Infantry Division Artillery[5]
National Guard artillery brigades:
- 45th Fires Brigade (OK ARNG)
- 65th Fires Brigade (UT ARNG)
- 115th Fires Brigade (WY ARNG)
- 138th Fires Brigade (KY ARNG)
- 142nd Fires Brigade (AR ARNG)
- 169th Fires Brigade (CO ARNG)
- 197th Fires Brigade (NH ARNG)
References
- ↑ http://www.fortbraggpresscenter.com/go/doc/5287/2388438/82nd-Airborne-Division-Artillery-Activation-Ceremony 82nd Airborne Division Artillery Activation Ceremony, 15 October 2014
- ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/131292/Artillery_brigade_gets_new_commander/ Artillery brigade gets new commander, 6 August 2014
- ↑ http://www.stewartfrontline.com/archives/1629/ Thunder’s Return: Moment with 3rd ID DIVARTY commander, 17 October 2014
- ↑ http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1460770/divarty-returns#.VBHH9WBX_1Z 1st Armored Division Artillery Brigade, July 2014
- ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/135133/ Historic artillery unit inactivated at Fort Sill, 2 October 2014
