Field Artillery Brigade Explained

Field Artillery Brigades are field artillery and rocket formations of the United States Army. They were previously named Fires Brigades for a short period. Fires Brigades were then either inactivated and reflagged as Division Artilleries (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, artillery brigade of XVIII Airborne Corps^[1]
41st Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of United States Army Europe and Africa
75th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of III Armored Corps
210th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of Eighth United States Army

National Guard artillery brigades:

45th Field Artillery Brigade (Oklahoma ARNG)
65th Field Artillery Brigade (Utah ARNG)
115th Field Artillery Brigade (Wyoming ARNG)
130th Field Artillery Brigade (Kansas ARNG)
138th Field Artillery Brigade (Kentucky ARNG)
142nd Field Artillery Brigade (Arkansas ARNG)
169th Field Artillery Brigade (Colorado ARNG)
197th Field Artillery Brigade (New Hampshire ARNG)

Army Reserve artillery brigades:

Former artillery brigades:

42nd Fires Brigade, reflagged to 3rd Infantry Division Artillery^[2]
147th Field Artillery Brigade, reflagged to 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
212th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 1st Armored Division Artillery^[3]
214th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 4th Infantry Division Artillery^[4]

Notes and References

http://www.fortbraggpresscenter.com/go/doc/5287/2388438/82nd-Airborne-Division-Artillery-Activation-Ceremony 82nd Airborne Division Artillery Activation Ceremony, 15 October 2014
News: Thunder’s Return: Moment with 3rd ID DIVARTY commander . 2021-05-14 . The Frontline . 2014-10-17 . https://archive.today/20150125045451/http://www.stewartfrontline.com/archives/1629/ . 2015-01-25 . dead.
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