214th Fires Brigade (United States)
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The 214th Fires Brigade is an artillery brigade in the United States Army
. It is currently based in Fort Sill
Oklahoma and supports the 4th Infantry Division located at Fort Carson, Colorado
. The 214th Fires Brigade is currently composed of:
A tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) battery will be added to the Brigade in the future.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. It is currently based in Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
Oklahoma and supports the 4th Infantry Division located at Fort Carson, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The 214th Fires Brigade is currently composed of:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
- 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment4th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 4th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1907.-History:The 4th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery...
(M270 MLRSM270 Multiple Launch Rocket SystemThe M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the...
) - 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment5th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 5th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted as part of the Regular Army in January 1907. Individual battalions have lineages that date back further.-Distinctive Unit Insignia:*Description...
(M109 HowitzerM109 howitzerThe M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...
) - 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment14th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 14th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916-History:The 14th Field Artillery was Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma-Lineage:...
(High Mobility Artillery Rocket SystemHigh Mobility Artillery rocket systemThe M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is a U.S. light multiple rocket launcher mounted on a truck.The HIMARS carries six rockets or one Army Tactical Missile System missile on the U.S. Army's new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles five-ton truck, and can launch the entire M270 Multiple...
(HIMARS) - 168th Brigade Support Battalion
- H Battery, 26th Field Artillery Regiment26th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 26th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army -Lineage:...
(Target Acquisition Battery) - 529th Signal Company
A tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) battery will be added to the Brigade in the future.