10th Mountain Division Artillery

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10th Mountain Division Artillery
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 10th Mountain Division (1944-2015).svg
Insignia of the 10th Mountain Division
Active1942 - present
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type USA - Army Field Artillery Insignia.svg Field artillery
RoleDivision force fires HQ
Size Brigade
Garrison/HQ Fort Drum, New York
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Thomas A. Goettke
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Freddie Thompson IV
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 10th Mountain Division DUI.png
Combat service identification badge 10th Mountain Division CSIB.jpg

The 10th Mountain Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command for the 10th Mountain Division. The DIVARTY served with the division from 1942 to the present, including fighting in World War II, Somalia and in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in peacetime in Germany; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Riley, Kansas; and Fort Drum, New York. [1]

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History

World War II

During the Second World War, the divisional artillery included the 604th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack); the 605th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack); and the 616th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack).

Early Cold War - Gyroscope and inactivation

Reincarnation as light infantry division

Lineage

Note: the linkage between the 10th Mountain Division Artillery and the 10th FA Bde (Panama Canal Dept) and 10th FA Bde (10th Division) is tenuous, and may not bear out when the Army updates the official lineage.

Campaign participation credit

Army Football uniforms

In December 2017, the Army Black Knights football team wore all-white uniforms honoring the 10th Mountain Division in their annual rivalry game against the Navy Midshipmen football team.

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References

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