Field Artillery (magazine)
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Field Artillery is a discontinued bimonthly magazine on the subject of field artillery
, published from 1911 to 2007. It was published by the US Field Artillery Association, Fort Sill
, Oklahoma
and was an official publication of the United States Army Field Artillery Corps
. Its intended readership included active and reserve U.S. Army
and Marine
field artillerymen stationed around the world.
In its final years, FA included much discussion of the military operations in both Afghanistan
and Iraq. Some of the articles have included discussions of the use of white phosphorus
shells for missions other than providing smoke covering or marking positions and have caused political controversy both within and without the United States. (See White phosphorus use in Iraq
.)
The US Army Artillery and Missile School began the in-house publication of Tactical and Technical Trends in Artillery for Instruction in 1957 that was renamed to Artillery Trends in 1958. After the Artillery branch split into the Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery branches in 1969, the name changed to The Field Artilleryman. Field Artillery Journal restarted in 1973 as an official Field Artillery branch publication. Due to budget cuts, the magazine dropped a number of sections and was renamed Field Artillery in 1987.
As part of the cost saving measures of Base Realignment and Closure
, several branch professional magazines were directed to merge. Field Artillery ceased publication with its final edition of March–April 2007. The successor is Fires, a merger of Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery magazines.
Field artillery
Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement....
, published from 1911 to 2007. It was published by the US Field Artillery Association, 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
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
and was an official publication of the United States Army Field Artillery Corps
United States Army Field Artillery Corps
The Field Artillery branch was founded on 17 November 1775 by the Continental Congress, which unanimously elected Henry Knox "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery". The regiment formally entered service on 1 January 1776...
. Its intended readership included active and reserve U.S. Army
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...
and Marine
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
field artillerymen stationed around the world.
In its final years, FA included much discussion of the military operations in both Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...
and Iraq. Some of the articles have included discussions of the use of white phosphorus
White phosphorus (weapon)
White phosphorus is a material made from a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus that is used in smoke, tracer, illumination and incendiary munitions. Other common names include WP, and the slang term "Willie Pete," which is dated from its use in Vietnam, and is still sometimes used...
shells for missions other than providing smoke covering or marking positions and have caused political controversy both within and without the United States. (See White phosphorus use in Iraq
White phosphorus use in Iraq
There have been several cases in which white phosphorus has been used or has been claimed to have been used as an anti-personnel weapon in Iraq by the Saddam Hussein regime and the United States military...
.)
History
The magazine was first published as the Field Artillery Journal in 1911. It has gone through several name changes. Due to low subscriptions it merged with the Infantry Journal and was published as Combat Forces Journal; CFJ became Army in 1954.The US Army Artillery and Missile School began the in-house publication of Tactical and Technical Trends in Artillery for Instruction in 1957 that was renamed to Artillery Trends in 1958. After the Artillery branch split into the Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery branches in 1969, the name changed to The Field Artilleryman. Field Artillery Journal restarted in 1973 as an official Field Artillery branch publication. Due to budget cuts, the magazine dropped a number of sections and was renamed Field Artillery in 1987.
As part of the cost saving measures of Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory to reduce...
, several branch professional magazines were directed to merge. Field Artillery ceased publication with its final edition of March–April 2007. The successor is Fires, a merger of Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery magazines.