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Pershing Professionals Badge
The Pershing Professionals Badge is a local individual award created by the 56th Artillery Group to recognize proficiency on the nuclear Pershing missile system. It was awarded from December 1968 through 1979. Originally awarded only as bronze, the silver and gold versions of the badge were later developed. Cloth versions of the badge were also available. The badge and patches were locally procured in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The badge was colloquially known as the ''Pocket Rocket'' or ''Pershing Pickle''. The badge went through some design changes: * The original badge was stamped, and showed ''56 Artillery Group'' and the motto of ''QRA'' (Quick, Reliable, Accurate or Quick Reaction Alert). * The text changed to ''56 Artillery Brigade'' after the September 1970 redesignation. * After June 1971, the badge changed to reflect the new shoulder sleeve insignia. The text changed to ''56th FA Brigade'', the lightning bolts from the insignia were added and the background became textured. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Field Artillery Group
The 56th Artillery Command is a two-star command of the United States Army that serves as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for U.S. Army Europe and Africa, with a mission to synchronize, integrate, and control fires and effects in support of the theater land component. The unit was originally formed on September 14, 1942 as the 56th Coast Artillery Brigade and has been reorganized and redesignated several times until its inactivation on June 30, 1991 following the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War. United States Army Europe and Africa conducted the reactivation ceremony for the 56th Artillery Command on November 8, 2021 at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany.John Gordon IV, John Matsumura, RAND corporatio(2021) Army Theater Fires Command: Integration and Control of Very Long-Range Army Fires RR-A809-1 The 56th Artillery Command's headquarters in located in Mainz-Kastel and is commanded by Major General Stephen J. Maranian. History 56th Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
