| Unit Name: | 1st Cavalry Division Artillery |
| Dates: | 1941 - 2005; 2016 - present |
| Country: |  United States of America |
| Type: | Field artillery |
| Role: | Division Force Field Artillery HQ |
| Size: | Brigade |
| Nickname: | Red Team |
| Equipment: | M109A7 |
| Battles: | World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Decorations: | Presidential Unit Citation Valorous Unit Award Meritorious Unit Commendation Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Chryssoun Aristion Andrias Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class |
| Commander1: | COL Nicholas Dvonch |
| Commander4: | CSM Loyd Rhoades |
| Notable Commanders: | GEN Jack N. Merritt, 1972-74 GEN Tommy Franks, 1987-89 GEN Raymond T. Odierno, 1995-97 LTG Kevin P. Byrnes, 1991-93 LTG Stephen R. Lanza, 2003-05 COL Kelly Webster, 2016-2018 COL Brett Forbes, 2018-2020 COL Neil Snyder, 2020-2022 COL Timothy Gatlin, 2022-2024 |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Combat Service Identification Badge |
The 1st Cavalry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) or "Red Team" is the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for the 1st Cavalry Division. The DIVARTY served with the division from 1941 to 2005, including combat service in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom and in peacetime in Japan, Korea, and Fort Cavazos (Fort Hood), Texas. As the Force Fires Headquarters, the DIVARTY provides fire support coordination and mission command for the training and readiness of field artillery units across the division.
When first organized in July 1941, the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery consisted of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, two horse-drawn 75mm battalions (the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion and the 61st Field Artillery Battalion), and a newly organized 105 mm howitzer battalion (the 62nd Field Artillery Battalion) towed by trucks. The 62nd Field Artillery was removed from the division for deployment to Europe in 1942, and replaced by the 99th Field Artillery Battalion. Before deploying to Australia, the two horse-drawn battalions fielded jeeps to replace their horses in order to save shipping space. From June - July, 1943, the DIVARTY deployed from Texas to California, and then on to Australia. In October 1943, another 105mm battalion, the 271st Field Artillery Battalion, was added to the division. In February - March, 1944, the Division Artillery participated in the Admiralty Islands campaign, with the 99th FAB landing with the 5th Cavalry Regiment, the 271st FAB landing with the 12th Cavalry Regiment, and 61st FAB landing with the 7th Cavalry Regiment[1] [2]
| 1st Cavalry Division Artillery | |
| Date: | 1951-1957 |
| Parent: | 1st Cavalry Division |
| Subordinate: | Hq & Hqs Btry Med Det, Div Arty 61st FA Bn 77th FA Bn 82nd FA Bn 99th FA Bn 29th AAA Bn (AW) |
In late 1957, as part of the Army's reorganization under the Pentomic structure, the DIVARTY returned to Korea, replacing the 24th Infantry Division. The headquarters was stationed Tonggu and later at Kaya Ri, a five-battery 105mm battalion (2nd Bn, 19th Arty) at Tonggu and later Ichon Ni, and a composite battalion of 155 mm howitzers (twelve howitzers in two batteries), 8-in howitzers (a single four-gun battery) and Honest John rockets (a battery of two launchers) stationed at Tonggu and later at Pobwon-Ni.[3] [4]
Under a modified Pentomic structure from 1960 to 1963, the DIVARTY consisted of 5 direct support battalions armed with 105 mm howitzers (3 towed and 2 self-propelled), and a composite battalion of 8-in howitzers and Honest John rockets.
| 1st Cavalry Division Artillery | |
| Date: | 1959-1960 |
| Parent: | 1st Cavalry Division |
| Subordinate: | Hq & Hqs Btry 2nd Howitzer Bn, 19th Artillery 2nd Field Artillery Battalion, 20th Artillery |
| 1st Cavalry Division Artillery | |
| Date: | 1960-1963 |
| Parent: | 1st Cavalry Division |
| Subordinate: | Hq & Hqs Btry 2nd Howitzer Bn, 19th Artillery 1st Howitzer Bn, 21st Artillery 5th Howitzer Bn, 31st Artillery 1st Howitzer Bn (SP), 77th Artillery 5th Howitzer Bn, 82nd Artillery 2nd Rocket/Howitzer Battalion, 20th Artillery |
On 1 July 1965, the Division Artillery, less personnel and equipment, returned to the United States, and reflagged elements of the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) and the 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia.
| 1st Cavalry Division Artillery | |
| Date: | 1965-1970 |
| Parent: | 1st Cavalry Division |
| Subordinate: | Hq & Hqs Btry 2nd Bn, 19th Arty 2nd Bn, 20th Arty 1st Bn, 21st Arty 1st Bn, 77th Arty Btry E (Avn), 82nd Arty |
Three battalions (2nd Bn, 19th Arty; 1st Bn, 21st Arty; and 1st Bn, 77th Arty) were 105 mm towed battalions armed with the new M102 howitzer. The 2nd Bn, 20th Arty was an Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) battalion, consisting of three batteries, each with twelve UH-1B helicopters firing 2.75-inch rockets, while Btry E, 82nd Arty was an aviation battery with 20 helicopters for observation and other aviation support. Between July and September 1965, the newly organized 1st Cavalry Division Artillery departed Fort Benning for combat in Vietnam[5] [6]
In preparation for deployment to Iraq, the division provisionally reorganized DIVARTY as a brigade combat team (BCT). On 6 April 2004, the DIVARTY assumed control of Al-Rashid district in Baghdad from the 1st Armored Division Artillery Combat Team. Operating as a provisional BCT, the DIVARTY's task organization included the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment; the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment; the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment; Company B, 8th Engineer Battalion; the 515th Forward Support Battalion (Provisional); and the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines. For a year, the "Red Team" conducted stability operations before returning to Fort Hood.[7]
As part of the division's conversion to modular brigade combat teams, the DIVARTY was inactivated on 26 June 2005. On 2 April 2015, the DIVARTY was activated by reflagging the 41st Field Artillery Brigade.[8]
| Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| World War II | New Guinea | 1943 |
| Bismarck Archipelago | 1943 | |
| Leyte with Arrowhead | 1944 | |
| Luzon | 1944 | |
| Korean War | UN Defensive | 1950 |
| UN Offensive | 1950 | |
| CCF Intervention | 1950–1951 | |
| First UN Counteroffensive | 1951 | |
| CCF Spring Offensive | 1951 | |
| UN Summer–Fall Offensive | 1951 | |
| Second Korean Winter | 1951–1952 | |
| Vietnam War | Defense | 1965 |
| Counteroffensive | 1965–1966 | |
| Counteroffensive, Phase II | 1966–1967 | |
| Counteroffensive, Phase III | 1967–1968 | |
| Tet Counteroffensive | 1968 | |
| Counteroffensive, Phase IV | 1968 | |
| Counteroffensive, Phase V | 1968 | |
| Counteroffensive, Phase VI | 1968–1969 | |
| Tet 69/Counteroffensive | 1969 | |
| Summer–Fall 1969 | 1969 | |
| Winter–Spring 1970 | 1969–1970 | |
| Sanctuary Counteroffensive | 1970 | |
| Counteroffensive, Phase VII | 1970–1971 | |
| Gulf War | Defense of Saudi Arabia | 1991 |
| Liberation and Defense of Kuwait | 1991 | |
| Iraq | Iraqi Governance | 2004 |
| National Resolution | 2005 |