Field Artillery Brigades are

field artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support army, armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the ear ...

and rocket formations of the

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. They were previously named Fires Brigades for a short period. Fires Brigades were then either inactivated and reflagged as Division Artillery (DIVARTY) or reorganized and redesignated as Field Artillery Brigades. Currently active Field Artillery Brigades are: Active duty artillery brigades: * 17th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of I Corps *

18th Field Artillery Brigade The 18th Field Artillery Brigade is the XVIII Airborne Corps field artillery brigade, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Role and structure The 18th Field Artillery Brigade is America's Contingency Field Artillery Brigade. The Brigade plans, s ...

, artillery brigade of

XVIII Airborne Corps The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for Rapid deployment force, rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is r ...

41st Field Artillery Brigade The 41st Field Artillery Brigade ("Rail Gunners)" is a Field Artillery Brigade of the United States Army. Initially only operating from October to December of 1918, it has since operated as a Brigade level staff from 1921 to 1931, 1942–1944, 19 ...

, artillery brigade of

United States Army Europe and Africa United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) /Theater Army responsible for directing United States Army operations throughout the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICO ...

75th Field Artillery Brigade The 75th Field Artillery Brigade (75th FAB) is an artillery brigade in the United States Army. It is currently based in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and supports the III Armored Corps. The brigade is officially tasked to train and prepares for combat; o ...

, artillery brigade of

III Armored Corps III Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Cavazos, Texas. It is a major formation of the United States Army Forces Command. Activated in World War I in France, III Corps oversaw US Army divisions as they repelled s ...

210th Field Artillery Brigade The 210th Field Artillery Brigade, also known as "the Thunder", is a U.S. Army field artillery brigade forward deployed in the Republic of Korea. Its mission is "On order, 210th Field Artillery Brigade provides fires in support of Air Combat Comm ...

, artillery brigade of

Eighth United States Army The Eighth Army is a U.S. field army which commands all United States Army forces in South Korea. It is headquartered at the Camp Humphreys in the Anjeong-ri of Pyeongtaek, Pyeongtaek, South Korea.45th Field Artillery Brigade The 45th Fires Brigade is a modular field artillery brigade of the United States Army headquartered in Mustang, Oklahoma, Mustang, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Formed from elements of the disbanded 45th Infantry Di ...

(Oklahoma ARNG) *

65th Field Artillery Brigade The 65th Field Artillery Brigade is an artillery brigade in the United States Army National Guard. It is part of the Utah Army National Guard. The brigade was formerly called the 65th Fires Brigade, and prior to that, I Corps Artillery. Current ...

(Utah ARNG) *

115th Field Artillery Brigade The 115th Field Artillery Brigade, known as “Cowboy Thunder” is an artillery formation of the United States Army, raised by the Wyoming Army National Guard. It is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Its history stretches back to the 1800s whe ...

(Wyoming ARNG) *

130th Field Artillery Brigade The 130th Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade of the United States Army, provided by the Kansas Army National Guard and headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas. The 130th Field Artillery history in the Kansas Army National Guard dat ...

(Kansas ARNG) *

138th Field Artillery Brigade The 138th Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade of the United States Army. It is a component of the Kentucky Army National Guard. It is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. History The brigade was originally organized on 21 Jan ...

(Kentucky ARNG) *

142nd Field Artillery Brigade The 142nd Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade in the Arkansas Army National Guard (ARNG). The 142nd is currently under administrative control of the 29th Infantry Division. Current structure * 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, i ...

(Arkansas ARNG) *

169th Field Artillery Brigade The 169th Field Artillery Brigade (formerly the 169th Fires Brigade) is an artillery brigade in the US Army National Guard. It is part of the Colorado Army National Guard. History The brigade headquarters was organized on 19 June 1909 as Comp ...

(Colorado ARNG) *

197th Field Artillery Brigade The 197th Field Artillery Brigade ("Concord Volunteers") is a Field Artillery Brigade, field artillery brigade of the New Hampshire Army National Guard. Current structure * 197th Field Artillery Brigade (197th FAB), in Manchester, New Hampshi ...

(New Hampshire ARNG) Army Reserve artillery brigades: * 402nd Field Artillery Brigade Former artillery brigades: * 42nd Fires Brigade, reflagged to 3rd Infantry Division Artillery * 147th Field Artillery Brigade, reflagged to

196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade 196th may refer to: *196th (2/1st Highland Light Infantry) Brigade, Territorial Force division of the British Army during the First World War *196th Battalion (Western Universities), CEF, unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First Wo ...

* 212th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 1st Armored Division Artillery *

214th Fires Brigade The 214th Fires Brigade is an inactive field artillery brigade in the United States Army. The brigade inactivated on May 21, 2015, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in th ...

, reflagged to 4th Infantry Division Artilleryarmy.mil
Historic artillery unit inactivated at Fort Sill, 2 October 2014

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