1st Infantry Division Artillery (United States)

Infantry Division Artillery

Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active 1917-1939
1940-1995
1996-2005
2015 - present
Country United States United States of America
Branch Army
Type Field artillery
Role Division Force Fires HQs
Size Brigade
Part of 1st Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ Fort Riley, Kansas
Nickname(s) "Drumfire"
Equipment M109A6 Howitzer
Engagements World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Thomas R. Bolen
Command Sergeant Major CSM Jonathan D. Stephens
Notable
commanders
MGJohn Shirley Wood, 1940-1941
MG Richard Longo, 2003-2005

The 1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command and force fires headquarters for the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. The DIVARTY has served with the division from 1917-1939, 1940-1995, 1996-2005, and reactivated in October 2015. The unit has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in Germany, and has seen combat in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The DIVARTY provides a single proponent with the division for standardized fires certification and leader development while exemplifying effective Mission Command, and supporting the seamless cross-attachment of units with common procedures and a shared understanding of the Fires warfighting capabilities.

History

World War I

under construction

Interwar

under construction

World War II

under construction

Cold War

under construction

Post Cold War

under construction

Global War on Terror

under construction

Lineage & Honors

Lineage

Campaign Participation Credit

Decorations

Distinctive Unit Insignia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lineage and Honors Information: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery." U.S. Army Center for Military History. 24 September 1996. Web. Accessed 16 November 2015. <http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/001ida.htm>.
  2. Robson, Seth. "1st ID's Division Artillery is inactivated." Stars and Stripes. 17 February 2006. Web. Accessed 16 November 2015. <http://www.stripes.com/news/1st-id-s-division-artillery-is-inactivated-1.45051>.
  3. "Division Artillery returns to 'Big Red One': unit's activation set for Oct. 16." www.army.mil: The Official Homepage of the United States Army. 6 October 2015. Web. Accessed 16 November 2015. <http://www.stripes.com/news/1st-id-s-division-artillery-is-inactivated-1.45051>.
  4. "1st Infantry Division Artillery." The Institute of Heraldry. n.d. Web. Accessed 16 November 2015. <http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=5332&CategoryId=3038&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services>.

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