Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Field Artillery Branch is the field artillery branch of the United States Army.This branch, alongside the Infantry and Cavalry branches, was formerly considered to be one of the "classic" combat arms branches (defined as those branches of the army with the primary mission of engaging in armed combat with an enemy force), but is today included within the "Maneuver, Fires and Effects" (MFE ...
1st Battalion is the cannon battalion assigned to the 2nd Armored BCT, 1st Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas [8] 3rd Battalion is the cannon battalion assigned to the 3rd Infantry BCT, 25th Infantry Division, stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii [9] 8th Field Artillery Regiment.
In the US system for land-based field artillery, the field artillery team is organized to direct and control indirect artillery fire on the battlefield. Since World War I, to conduct indirect artillery fire, three distinct components have evolved in this organization: the forward observer (FO), the fire direction center (FDC), and the firing ...
US Army gun squad at drill, c. 1860. U.S. Army troops in Europe, spring 1945, with artillery shells labeled as " Easter eggs for Hitler ". Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range ...
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct a dry-fire exercise of the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System during Decisive Action Rotation 15–06 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., March 25, 2015.
The 37th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, and parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System. The regiment was first constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army. The regiment served with the 10th Division during World War I, and the 2nd Infantry Division during World War II.
The 157th Field Artillery Regiment (First Colorado) is a United States Army Regimental System field artillery parent regiment of the United States Army National Guard, represented in the Colorado Army National Guard by the 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 169th Field Artillery Brigade at Colorado Springs.
Team: The smallest unit. A fire team consists of a team leader (usually a sergeant or corporal ), a rifleman, a grenadier, and an automatic rifleman. A sniper team consists of a sniper who engages the enemy and a spotter who assists in targeting, team defense, and security. 4 soldiers.